Shloka 91
Niṣādasya Bhillasya Itihāsaḥ — Śivarātri-vrata-prabhāvaḥ
The Hunter’s Account and the Efficacy of the Śivarātri Observance
अनपाया वंशवृद्धिश्श्लाघनीयः सुरैरपि । गृहे रामस्तव व्याध समायास्यति निश्चितम्
anapāyā vaṃśavṛddhiśślāghanīyaḥ surairapi | gṛhe rāmastava vyādha samāyāsyati niścitam
O hunter, your lineage will increase without decline—worthy of praise even by the gods. And it is certain that Rāma will come to your home.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages, with the verse reflecting a blessing/assurance given within the story)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Sthala Purana: Prophetic assurance tied to the Rāmāyaṇa episode: Rāma’s visit to Guha at Śṛṅgaverapura becomes the sanctifying event for the devotee’s household and lineage.
Significance: Merit of honoring Rāma and devotees; ideal of gṛhastha-bhakti (devotion through hospitality and service).
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights that divine favor can uplift even a socially marginal figure (a hunter): prosperity and honor arise through contact with dharma and the Lord’s will, showing Shiva’s grace operating beyond external status.
Within Kotirudra narratives, Saguna devotion—approaching the Lord through sacred stories, pilgrimage, and reverence—brings tangible blessings. The verse reflects the Purāṇic principle that the Lord’s compassionate presence ‘comes to the home’ of the devoted.
Cultivate bhakti in the household: daily remembrance of Shiva and recitation of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with purity of conduct, as the verse emphasizes assured divine arrival through sincere devotion.