Shloka 25
नरकलोकमार्गयमदूतस्वरूपवर्णनम् / Description of the Path to Naraka and the Nature of Yama’s Messengers
महीशीतेन मरुता रूक्षेण परुषेण च । समंताद्बाध्यमानाश्च शुष्यंते संकुचन्ति च
mahīśītena marutā rūkṣeṇa paruṣeṇa ca | samaṃtādbādhyamānāśca śuṣyaṃte saṃkucanti ca
Struck on every side by the wind that is cold from the earth—dry and harsh—beings wither and dry up, and they shrink and contract.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Āghoramūrti
FAQs
It highlights the vulnerability of embodied life to external forces, pointing to the Shaiva Siddhanta view that the pashu (bound soul) suffers under pasha (bondage) and needs refuge in Pati—Lord Shiva—for freedom.
By showing how the world can parch and constrict the embodied being, it implicitly directs the devotee toward stabilizing worship—taking shelter in Saguna Shiva through Linga-upasana as a steady support amid changing conditions.
Cultivate detachment and steadiness through japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and regular Shiva worship; these practices counter the mind’s contraction under hardship and orient it toward Shiva as the liberating Pati.