Shloka 10

वैभ्राजवन-प्रसङ्गः / The Episode of Vaibhrāja and the Yogic Forest

Vibhrāja-vana

Devanagari script

छिद्रदर्शी सुनेत्रस्तु वेदवेदांगपारगौ । जातौ श्रोत्रियदायादौ पूर्वजातिसहाषितौ

Transliteration

chidradarśī sunetrastu vedavedāṃgapāragau | jātau śrotriyadāyādau pūrvajātisahāṣitau

Translation

Chidradarśī and Sunetra—both well-versed in the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas—were born as heirs of learned brāhmaṇas, and they spoke together as if recalling their former births.

Word by Word

छिद्रदर्शीChidradarśī (one who sees flaws)

सुनेत्रःSunetra (good-eyed)

तुand/but

वेदवेदाङ्गपारगौboth well-versed in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas

जातौwere born

श्रोत्रियदायादौthe two heirs of a śrotriya

पूर्वजातिसहाषितौboth connected with their former birth (having traces of prior birth)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; the stress is on śruti mastery and memory of prior births—markers of saṃskāra and grace enabling knowledge.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It highlights the Shaiva understanding that saṃskāras and karmic tendencies can carry across births, enabling spiritual maturity—such as scriptural mastery and intuitive recognition—to reappear in a new life under Shiva’s overarching governance as Pati.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By stressing continuity of inner impressions, the verse supports the Purāṇic teaching that sustained Saguna Shiva worship—Linga-sevā, mantra, and dharma—bears fruit over multiple births until the soul becomes fit for Shiva’s grace and liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Consistent daily japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with disciplined dharma and scriptural study is implied as the kind of practice whose results can mature across lifetimes.