Shloka 10
चाण्डालीसद्गतिवर्णनम् (Cāṇḍālī-sadgati-varṇanam) — “Account of the Cāṇḍālī’s Attainment of a Good Destiny”
कश्चिच्छूद्रवरस्तां वै विचरन्तीं निजेच्छया । दृष्ट्वा वने स्त्रियं चक्रे निनाय स्वगृहं तत
kaścicchūdravarastāṃ vai vicarantīṃ nijecchayā | dṛṣṭvā vane striyaṃ cakre nināya svagṛhaṃ tata
A certain Śūdra of base conduct, seeing that woman wandering in the forest of her own free will, seized her and then took her away to his own house.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights adharma—harm done through uncontrolled desire—and sets up the karmic and moral backdrop in which Shiva’s protective, justice-restoring grace is later understood within Shaiva teaching.
Though the verse itself is narrative, such episodes typically frame why devotees seek Saguna Shiva—often through Linga worship—for protection, purification, and restoration of dharma, which is central to Kotirudra contexts tied to Jyotirlinga glory.
The immediate takeaway is ethical self-restraint; as a Shaiva remedy, one may adopt daily Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa as disciplines supporting purity of mind and conduct.