Shloka 35
तद्गच्छ दूत शीघ्रं त्वं कथयस्वास्य तत्त्वतः । अब्धिपुत्रस्य सर्वं हि सिंधोर्मंथनकारणम्
tadgaccha dūta śīghraṃ tvaṃ kathayasvāsya tattvataḥ | abdhiputrasya sarvaṃ hi siṃdhormaṃthanakāraṇam
Go then, O messenger, swiftly; and tell him truthfully and in full detail everything concerning the Ocean’s son—indeed, the entire cause behind the churning of the sea.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Yuddhakhaṇḍa episode; the immediate speaker within the scene is a commanding figure addressing a messenger)
Sthala Purana: Mentions the cause of samudra-manthana (churning of the ocean), a pan-Purāṇic mythic frame rather than a Jyotirliṅga origin here.
Significance: Didactic emphasis: truthful narration (tattvataḥ) and right understanding of causes is itself a dharmic act supporting spiritual discernment (viveka).
Cosmic Event: Samudra-manthana (mythic reference)
FAQs
The verse emphasizes tattvataḥ—speaking and conveying events according to truth and essential reality—reflecting a Shaiva ethic where right knowledge and truthful speech support dharma and the unfolding of cosmic order.
Though not directly mentioning the Liṅga, it sits within a Purāṇic framework where cosmic crises (like the sea-churning) ultimately highlight the need for divine refuge; in Shaiva reading, such events point toward reliance on Saguna Shiva’s protective grace when the world-process produces both nectar and विष (poison).
A practical takeaway is satya (truthful speech) aligned with tattva; devotees may pair this with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to steady the mind and keep communication and intention dharmic during conflict or urgency.