Shloka 10
Saṃjñā–Chāyā Upākhyāna: Sūrya-tejas, Substitution, and the Birth of Manu, Yama, and Yamunā
छायोवाच । आकेशग्रहणाद्देवि सहिष्येऽहं सुदुष्कृतम् । नाख्यास्यामि मतं तुभ्यं गच्छ देवि यथासुखम्
chāyovāca | ākeśagrahaṇāddevi sahiṣye'haṃ suduṣkṛtam | nākhyāsyāmi mataṃ tubhyaṃ gaccha devi yathāsukham
Chāyā said: “O Goddess, because you seized me by the hair, I shall endure this grievous wrongdoing. I will not disclose my opinion to you. Go, O Devi, as you please.”
Chāyā
Tattva Level: pasha
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
FAQs
The verse highlights how anger and coercion become forms of pasha (bondage): when force is used, true counsel and clarity withdraw. In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, self-restraint and humility are prerequisites for receiving right guidance and moving toward Shiva (Pati) beyond bondage.
Saguna Shiva worship trains the devotee in gentleness, discipline, and reverence. This verse contrasts that ideal by showing that disrespectful action disrupts harmony; Linga-upasana is meant to purify conduct so that devotion becomes fit to receive grace (anugraha).
A practical takeaway is japa with the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) paired with a vow of kshama (forbearance) and ahimsa, using the mantra to cool anger before speech or action—especially during Mahashivratri observances.