Shloka 27
नारदमोहवर्णनम् — Description of Nārada’s Delusion
स्वयंवरं चकरासौ भूपतिस्तनयेच्छया । चतुर्दिग्भ्यः समायाता राजपुत्रास्सहस्रशः
svayaṃvaraṃ cakarāsau bhūpatistanayecchayā | caturdigbhyaḥ samāyātā rājaputrāssahasraśaḥ
“Wishing to fulfill his daughter’s desire, that king arranged a svayaṃvara. From the four directions, thousands of princes arrived there.”
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights dharma in household and royal life: a ruler supports rightful choice and orderly social conduct, while unseen divine ordinance (daiva) quietly guides the unfolding of destinies that later connect to Shiva’s sacred narrative.
Though the verse is narrative, it sets the stage for later Shaiva developments where worldly events become instruments of Saguna Shiva’s līlā—showing how Shiva’s grace can operate through ordinary dharmic institutions like marriage and kingship.
No explicit rite is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is to uphold dharma and invoke Shiva before major life decisions—traditionally by japa of the Pañcākṣara mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and prayer for right discernment.