Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa-prasaṅgaḥ — Genealogy of the Ikṣvāku Line and Exempla of Royal Dharma
ततस्त्रय्यारुणी राजा विरक्तः पुत्रकर्मणा । स शंकरतपः कर्त्तुं सर्वं त्यक्त्वा वनं ययौ
tatastrayyāruṇī rājā viraktaḥ putrakarmaṇā | sa śaṃkaratapaḥ karttuṃ sarvaṃ tyaktvā vanaṃ yayau
Then King Trayyāruṇī, becoming dispassionate because of his son’s conduct, renounced everything and went to the forest to undertake austerities for Lord Śaṅkara.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
It presents vairāgya (dispassion) as a turning point: worldly pain becomes a catalyst to seek Pati (Śiva) through tapas, indicating the Shaiva path where detachment matures into God-centered discipline aimed at liberation.
The verse highlights devotion to Śaṅkara in a personal (saguṇa) mode—undertaking Śiva-focused austerity—often expressed in practice through Linga-worship, japa, and disciplined living that steadies the mind on Śiva as the saving Lord.
It implies Śiva-tapas: living simply, practicing japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), meditation on Śiva, and adopting Shaiva marks like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa where appropriate to support steady devotion.