Shloka 20
द्विजेश्वरावतारः
The Manifestation of Shiva as Dvijeśvara
व्याघ्रेणापहृतां नारीं वीक्ष्य विप्रोतिविस्मितः । लौकिकीं गतिमाश्रित्य रुरोदाति मुहुर्मुहुः
vyāghreṇāpahṛtāṃ nārīṃ vīkṣya viprotivismitaḥ | laukikīṃ gatimāśritya rurodāti muhurmuhuḥ
Seeing the woman carried off by a tiger, the brāhmaṇa was utterly astonished. Falling into an ordinary worldly state of mind, he wept again and again.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights how the mind, when absorbed in laukika-bhāva (worldly identification), is shaken by loss and fear; Shaiva Siddhanta frames this as pasha (bondage) that is transcended by turning toward Pati—Lord Shiva—through devotion and discernment.
The repeated weeping shows the instability of worldly refuge; the Purana’s remedy is taking refuge in Saguna Shiva—often through Linga-worship—so the devotee’s emotions become purified and directed toward Shiva’s grace rather than mere grief.
A practical takeaway is to steady the mind with japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Shiva-upāsanā (e.g., Tripuṇḍra/bhasma remembrance), transforming agitation into devotion and inner composure.