Shloka 61
Śiva–Arjuna Yuddha and the Subjugation of Pride (Śiva-parīkṣā)
सर्व्वे ते भ्रातरः प्रीतास्तन्वः प्राणमिवागतम् । मिलित्वा तं सुखं प्रापुर्द्रौपदी चाति सुव्रता
sarvve te bhrātaraḥ prītāstanvaḥ prāṇamivāgatam | militvā taṃ sukhaṃ prāpurdraupadī cāti suvratā
All those brothers were filled with joy, as though their very life-breath had returned to the body. Meeting him again, they attained great happiness—and Draupadī too, the most virtuous and steadfast in her vows, rejoiced exceedingly.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse highlights how righteous companionship and divine grace restore one’s inner vitality—like prāṇa returning to the body—pointing to Shaiva Siddhānta’s emphasis on the Lord’s anugraha (grace) as the source of true well-being.
Though not explicitly mentioning the Liṅga here, the emotional ‘return of life’ mirrors the devotee’s experience of Saguna Śiva’s compassionate presence—worship that re-centers the heart and renews dharma through felt closeness to the Lord.
The verse implicitly commends vrata (steadfast vows) and devotional steadiness; a practical takeaway is daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a simple vrata discipline, fostering the same inner renewal described.