Shloka 24
दधीचाश्रमगमनम् — Viṣṇu’s Disguise and Dadhīca’s Fearlessness
Kṣu’s Request
शंकरस्य प्रभावात्तु कुशमुष्टिर्मुनेर्हि सा । दिव्यं त्रिशूलमभवत् कालाग्निसदृशं मुने
śaṃkarasya prabhāvāttu kuśamuṣṭirmunerhi sā | divyaṃ triśūlamabhavat kālāgnisadṛśaṃ mune
But through Śaṅkara’s divine power, that fistful of the sage’s kuśa grass became a celestial trident, blazing like the fire of Time (kālāgni), O sage.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: liberating
Cosmic Event: kālāgni imagery (time-fire) evokes pralaya-like cosmic conflagration, though not an explicit mahāpralaya event.
FAQs
It highlights Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) whose grace can transmute an ordinary ritual item into a divine instrument—symbolizing the soul’s elevation when empowered by Śiva’s śakti.
The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva’s active, compassionate agency in the world: the same Lord worshipped in the Liṅga manifests power that protects and sanctifies, turning sacred materials used in worship into vehicles of divine action.
It implicitly affirms the sanctity of Vedic-Śaiva worship materials (like kuśa) used with mantra and devotion; a practical takeaway is disciplined japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with pure ritual conduct, trusting Śiva’s grace to empower one’s sādhanā.