Shloka 1
अत्रीश्वरमाहात्म्यवर्णनम् (Atrīśvara-māhātmya-varṇanam) — “Account of the Greatness of Atrīśvara”
सूत उवाच । कदाचित्स ऋषिश्रेष्ठो ह्यत्रिर्ब्रह्मविदां वरः । जागृतश्च जलं देहि प्रत्युवाच प्रियामिति
sūta uvāca | kadācitsa ṛṣiśreṣṭho hyatrirbrahmavidāṃ varaḥ | jāgṛtaśca jalaṃ dehi pratyuvāca priyāmiti
Sūta said: Once, the excellent sage Atri—foremost among the knowers of Brahman—awoke and said to his beloved wife, “Give me water.”
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It sets the narrative tone by presenting Sage Atri—renowned for spiritual realization—beginning an episode from ordinary waking life, implying that sacred outcomes in the Purana often unfold through simple, dharmic actions performed with inner purity.
Though the Linga is not named here, Kotirudra-saṃhitā frames events that lead toward Jyotirlinga glory; the verse functions as the opening scene that precedes a Shaiva sacred narrative where Saguna Shiva’s grace is typically revealed through lived devotion and auspicious conduct.
The verse indirectly highlights śauca (purity) and readiness upon waking—practically aligned with beginning one’s day with Shiva-smaraṇa, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and preparing pure water for ācamana or simple worship.