Shloka 5
Kirātāvatāra, Durvāsā-upākhyāna, and the Logic of Divine Rescue
Kirātākhyam-avatāra; Pāṇḍava-prasaṅga
छात्रैः स्वैर्वायुतैस्सार्द्धं ययाचे तत्र तान्मुदा । भोज्यं चित्तेप्सितं वै स तेभ्यश्चैव समागतः
chātraiḥ svairvāyutaissārddhaṃ yayāce tatra tānmudā | bhojyaṃ cittepsitaṃ vai sa tebhyaścaiva samāgataḥ
There, together with his own disciples and attendants, he joyfully requested them; and the food he desired in his mind was also obtained from them.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Śiva Purāṇa account to the sages)
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it foregrounds atithi-dharma and the precariousness of worldly resources—conditions that will force recourse to divine help.
Significance: Hospitality to sages is meritorious; the episode warns that dharma under constraint becomes a crucible for grace.
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It highlights a Shaiva virtue: humility and trust in divine order—when one moves with joyful surrender rather than grasping, necessities arise without inner agitation, reflecting Śiva’s grace operating through beings and circumstances.
In Saguna devotion, the Lord is experienced as the immanent provider who responds to sincere need; the verse supports the bhakti attitude used in Liṅga worship—requesting with purity of mind and accepting what comes as Śiva-prasāda.
Practice prasāda-buddhi (receiving what comes as sacred gift) during daily pūjā—offer food mentally to Śiva (naivedya-bhāva), recite the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and cultivate contentment with what is provided.