Shloka 59
शिवशिवयोर्जगत्पितृमातृत्व-प्रतिपादनं तथा मेनायाः विमोहः (Śiva–Śivā as Cosmic Father and Mother; Menā’s Delusion and the Sages’ Intervention)
दत्त्वा विप्राय स्वसुतामनरण्यो नृपेश्वर । ब्राह्मणाद्भयमापन्नो ररक्ष निजसम्पदम्
dattvā viprāya svasutāmanaraṇyo nṛpeśvara | brāhmaṇādbhayamāpanno rarakṣa nijasampadam
Having given his own daughter to a brāhmaṇa, King Anaraṇya—overcome by fear of that brāhmaṇa’s power—guarded his own wealth and possessions.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It highlights the potency of dharma embodied by a true brāhmaṇa and warns that giving (even a great gift like one’s daughter in marriage) without inner surrender can still leave the mind bound by fear and attachment—obstacles on the Shaiva path toward grace (anugraha) and liberation.
The verse contrasts outer action with inner disposition: Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga-pūjā) is meant to purify fear and possessiveness. When devotion is mature, the devotee relies on Shiva as protector rather than clinging anxiously to ‘my wealth’ and ‘my security.’
A practical takeaway is to pair charity and duty with daily Shiva-remembrance—japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya")—so that giving becomes inwardly detached and fear is transformed into trust in Shiva’s guardianship.