Shloka 62
शिवशिवयोर्जगत्पितृमातृत्व-प्रतिपादनं तथा मेनायाः विमोहः (Śiva–Śivā as Cosmic Father and Mother; Menā’s Delusion and the Sages’ Intervention)
ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्याकर्ण्य वसिष्ठस्य वचनं स प्रह स्य च । पप्रच्छ नृपवार्त्ताश्च हृदयेन विदूयता
brahmovāca | ityākarṇya vasiṣṭhasya vacanaṃ sa praha sya ca | papraccha nṛpavārttāśca hṛdayena vidūyatā
Brahmā said: Having thus heard Vasiṣṭha’s words, he smiled; yet, with a heart burning within, he questioned him further about the king’s condition and affairs.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It shows that even a composed outer demeanor can conceal inner anguish, and that sincere questioning of a realized sage is the doorway to right understanding—an essential step toward grace and liberation in the Shaiva view.
Though the verse is narrative, it frames the Shaiva pattern: when worldly suffering intensifies, one turns to the guru and then to Saguna Shiva’s accessible forms (such as Linga-worship) for guidance, purification, and the descent of Shiva’s grace.
The implied takeaway is guru-sevā and śravaṇa (listening) followed by mantra-japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a stabilizing practice when the heart is troubled.