Shloka 13
ज्येष्ठभ्रात्रा वालिना हि स्वस्त्रीभोक्त्रा तिरस्कृतः । ऋष्यमृकगिरौ तेन न्यवसत्स हनूमता
jyeṣṭhabhrātrā vālinā hi svastrībhoktrā tiraskṛtaḥ | ṛṣyamṛkagirau tena nyavasatsa hanūmatā
Indeed, he was scorned by his elder brother Vāli, who had taken his wife. Therefore, along with Hanūmān, he dwelt on Mount Ṛṣyamūka.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: The verse is narrative (Rāmāyaṇa episode) and does not invoke a specific Jyotirliṅga; it frames the bound condition (paśu) through exile and humiliation, a common Purāṇic setup before divine intervention.
Significance: Remembering dharma violated (taking the brother’s wife) and the consequent suffering is used as a moral-purificatory lens; in Śaiva reading, it illustrates bondage by mala/karma and the need for grace-mediated restoration.
FAQs
The verse highlights how humiliation and injustice can become a turning point that drives one toward refuge, right alliance, and restoration of dharma—an attitude aligned with Shaiva Siddhanta, where the soul (paśu) learns to seek the Lord’s grace beyond ego and rivalry.
Though the verse is narrative, its inner teaching supports Saguna devotion: in times of displacement and loss, the devotee takes shelter in the Lord’s compassionate presence (Shiva as Pati), cultivating surrender and steadiness—qualities central to Linga-worship and daily remembrance.
A practical takeaway is to adopt steady japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) during hardship, along with simple Shaiva observances like applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and maintaining a refuge-mindset (śaraṇāgati) rather than reacting with resentment.