Shloka 50
बाणासुरस्य शङ्करस्तुतिः तथा युद्धयाचनम् | Bāṇāsura’s Praise of Śiva and Petition for Battle
ततस्सखीं समाभाष्य चित्रलेखा मनोजवा । बुद्ध्वा तं कृष्णपौत्रं सा द्वारकां गंतुमुद्यता
tatassakhīṃ samābhāṣya citralekhā manojavā | buddhvā taṃ kṛṣṇapautraṃ sā dvārakāṃ gaṃtumudyatā
Then, after speaking with her friend, swift-moving Citralekhā—having understood that he was a grandson of Kṛṣṇa—made ready to go to Dvārakā.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights viveka (discernment) followed by decisive action—an ethical-spiritual pattern praised in Shaiva narratives: understanding the truth of a situation and then acting without delay, supporting dharma and the unfolding of divinely guided events.
Though not directly about Liṅga worship, the episode reflects Saguna-īśvara’s governance of worldly events: devotees and righteous agents become instruments in a larger divine order, a recurring theme in the Shiva Purana’s storytelling around Shiva’s grace and dharma.
The practical takeaway is sankalpa with clarity: before action, cultivate inner certainty through japa (e.g., the Pañcākṣarī ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) and then proceed steadily—mirroring the verse’s movement from understanding (buddhvā) to readiness (udyatā).