Shloka 2
Saṃjñā–Chāyā Upākhyāna: Sūrya-tejas, Substitution, and the Birth of Manu, Yama, and Yamunā
मुनेऽसहिष्णुना तेन तेजसा दुस्सहेन च । भर्तृरूपेण नातुष्यद्रूप यौवनशालिनी
mune'sahiṣṇunā tena tejasā dussahena ca | bhartṛrūpeṇa nātuṣyadrūpa yauvanaśālinī
O sage, she—radiant with beauty and youth—could not endure that unbearable, overpowering tejas; and even when he appeared in the form of a husband, she found no contentment.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: No jyotirliṅga reference; the verse highlights the binding power of tejas (overwhelming radiance) as a condition that limits embodied experience—an instance of māyāic constraint (pāśa) within divine genealogy.
FAQs
It highlights how Shiva’s tejas (divine radiance) is transformative and overwhelming; the jiva (soul), even when drawn by beauty and desire, must mature through devotion and purity to truly “bear” and assimilate the Lord’s presence—an idea aligned with Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on gradual removal of pasha (bondage).
Shiva’s unbearable splendor points to the truth that the Infinite cannot be grasped by ordinary perception; therefore devotees approach him through accessible forms—Linga worship and saguna upasana—so the mind can steadily become fit to experience his higher reality.
A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with purity disciplines (bhasma/tripundra and rudraksha as per tradition), so the devotee’s inner capacity increases to endure and realize Shiva’s tejas without agitation.