Shloka 3
शुक्रोत्पत्तिः तथा महेश्वरदर्शनम् (Śukra’s Emergence and the Vision of Maheśvara)
त्रिभिर्वर्षसहस्रैस्तु समतीतैर्महीतले । महेश्वरात्पुनर्जातः शुक्रो वेदनिधिर्मुनिः
tribhirvarṣasahasraistu samatītairmahītale | maheśvarātpunarjātaḥ śukro vedanidhirmuniḥ
After three thousand years had passed upon the earth, the sage Śukra—an ocean-treasury of Vedic knowledge—was born again through the grace and power of Maheśvara (Lord Śiva).
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it narrates delayed re-manifestation (punarjāta) of Śukra through Maheśvara after a long temporal interval, emphasizing Śiva’s sovereignty over time and rebirth.
Significance: Didactic: reinforces faith that Śiva’s grace can restore, reconstitute, and reauthorize a jīva’s role even after vast time—useful for pāraayaṇa as śraddhā-building.
Role: liberating
Cosmic Event: Long-duration terrestrial time marker: ‘three thousand years’ (tribhir varṣasahasraiḥ) indicating Purāṇic deep time.
FAQs
It highlights Śiva as Pati (the supreme Lord) whose anugraha (grace) can restore and re-manifest even a great soul, showing that divine will transcends ordinary limits of time and fate.
By naming Maheśvara as the direct cause of Śukra’s renewed birth, the verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva—personally approachable and worshipful—whose compassionate power is invoked through Linga-pūjā for protection, renewal, and spiritual uplift.
A practical takeaway is steadfast Śiva-upāsanā—especially japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with devotion—seeking Śiva’s anugraha for inner renewal and clarity of sacred knowledge.