Shloka 42
ऋषभचरित्रवर्णनम् (Ṛṣabha-caritra-varṇanam) — “Account of Ṛṣabha’s Sacred Narrative”
पूजितस्तेन स मुनिः सद्रूपश्च कृपानिधिः । उपादिदेश तद्धर्मान्राज्ययोगान्प्रजापते
pūjitastena sa muniḥ sadrūpaśca kṛpānidhiḥ | upādideśa taddharmānrājyayogānprajāpate
Thus honored by him, that sage—of noble form and an ocean of compassion—then instructed Prajāpati in those very duties (dharma) and in the disciplines of righteous kingship (rājya-yoga).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that sincere honor offered to the wise evokes compassionate guidance, and that dharma—when learned from a realized teacher—becomes a yogic path that steadies both the individual and society under Pati (Shiva).
By showing the fruit of pūjā (reverent worship): right instruction. In Shaiva thought, devotion to Saguna Shiva and His devotees ripens into dharma and inner discipline, which supports steady worship and gradual freedom from pasha (bondage).
The implied practice is respectful pūjā and service to a guru-like sage, followed by disciplined living (dharma) as a daily sādhanā—conducting one’s duties as an offering to Shiva, supported by regular mantra-japa such as the Panchakshara.