Shloka 11
भूतत्रिपुरधर्मवर्णनम् (Description of the Dharma/Conduct of the Bhūta-Tripura) — Chapter 3
स्वदुःखकारणं सर्वं पूर्ववत्तदनंतरम् । न्यवेदयन्द्रुतं तस्मै विष्णवे प्रभविष्णवे
svaduḥkhakāraṇaṃ sarvaṃ pūrvavattadanaṃtaram | nyavedayandrutaṃ tasmai viṣṇave prabhaviṣṇave
He swiftly reported to Lord Viṣṇu—mighty and all-pervading—everything exactly as it had happened before, fully explaining the entire cause of his own suffering.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
The verse highlights a dharmic response to duḥkha: one should clearly recognize the cause of suffering and promptly take refuge in the Divine through truthful disclosure and surrender, preparing the ground for grace and right guidance.
Though Viṣṇu is addressed in the narrative, the Shiva Purana’s Shaiva frame treats such refuge as part of divine order leading ultimately to Śiva’s grace; in Saguna worship, devotees similarly approach the Linga with a transparent account of their afflictions, seeking removal of pāśa (bondage) and restoration of dharma.
A practical takeaway is confession-like self-review (ātma-vicāra) followed by prayerful surrender—ideally with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and, where customary, Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as supports for steadiness and devotion.