Shloka 14
Diter Vratabhaṅga and Indra’s Intervention
Diti–Kaśyapa Narrative
इंद्रेण स्वीकृतास्ते हि भ्रातृत्वे सर्व एव च । तत्यजुर्द्दैत्यभावं ते विप्रर्षे शंकरेच्छया
iṃdreṇa svīkṛtāste hi bhrātṛtve sarva eva ca | tatyajurddaityabhāvaṃ te viprarṣe śaṃkarecchayā
O brahmin-sage, all of them were accepted by Indra as brothers; and, by Śaṅkara’s own will, they abandoned their demonic disposition.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights Śaṅkara’s anugraha (grace): even entrenched daityabhāva can be relinquished when the Lord wills inner purification, showing Pati’s power to transform the bound soul (paśu).
The verse points to Saguna Śiva (Śaṅkara) as the personal Lord who actively bestows harmony and moral transformation—an effect traditionally sought through devotion and worship of the Śiva-liṅga.
A practical takeaway is to seek Śiva’s grace through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a sattvic resolve to abandon harmful tendencies, supported by regular Śiva-pūjā (optionally with bhasma and rudrākṣa as per tradition).