Shloka 3
कैलासमार्गे शङ्करस्य परीक्षा — Śiva Tests the Approachers on the Kailāsa Path
सूत उवाच । इत्येवं व्याससंपृष्टो ब्रह्मपुत्रो महामुनिः । उवाचार्थवदव्यग्रं वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः
sūta uvāca | ityevaṃ vyāsasaṃpṛṣṭo brahmaputro mahāmuniḥ | uvācārthavadavyagraṃ vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ
Sūta said: Thus questioned by Vyāsa, that great sage—the son of Brahmā—skilled in speech, spoke meaningful words, composed and undistracted.
Suta Goswami
FAQs
It emphasizes the Shaiva ideal that true teaching is delivered with clarity, inner steadiness, and purposeful meaning—qualities required for transmitting Shiva-tattva without distortion.
While not describing a ritual directly, it frames the authority of the forthcoming instruction: Linga and Saguna Shiva worship are to be learned through composed, meaningful śāstric speech handed down in a disciplined lineage.
The implied practice is śravaṇa (reverent listening) with avyagra-citta (undistracted mind), preparing the seeker to absorb Shiva-mantra, dhyāna, and observances like bhasma and rudrākṣa when they arise in the teaching.