Shloka 66
द्वेषबुद्धिं विधायापि त्रिदशस्थितयोऽप्यमी । अन्तेऽप्रापन्परं लोकं यंल्लोकं यान्ति तज्जनाः
dveṣabuddhiṃ vidhāyāpi tridaśasthitayo'pyamī | ante'prāpanparaṃ lokaṃ yaṃllokaṃ yānti tajjanāḥ
Even though these beings, established among the gods, had cultivated a mind of hatred, in the end they attained the supreme realm—the very abode reached by those who are devoted to Him.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights Shiva’s supremacy as Pati (the Lord) and the transformative power of contact with Him: even those who approach Him with dveṣa (hatred) can, by the force of that intense fixation and Shiva’s grace, ultimately reach His supreme realm—showing that true liberation depends on Shiva, not merely on worldly status such as being among the devas.
In Shaiva teaching, Saguna Shiva (including Linga worship) provides an accessible focus for the mind; this verse underscores that the object of contemplation matters greatly—when the mind is powerfully fixed on Shiva (even wrongly at first), it can be redirected into devotion, culminating in attainment of Shiva’s loka.
Convert negative fixation into bhakti by steady japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha, cultivating remembrance of Shiva so the mind moves from dveṣa to śaraṇāgati (surrender).