Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 17
शिशुकस्य शिवशास्त्रप्राप्तिः (Śiśuka’s Attainment of Śaiva Teaching and Grace)
तद्धठं सा परिज्ञाय द्विजपत्नी तपस्विनी । शान्तये तद्धठस्याथ शुभोपायमरीरचत्
taddhaṭhaṃ sā parijñāya dvijapatnī tapasvinī | śāntaye taddhaṭhasyātha śubhopāyamarīracat
Understanding that obstinate resolve, the ascetic wife of the brāhmaṇa, seeking to pacify it, then devised an auspicious means to bring it to peace.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: Domestic scene in the Upamanyu narrative; no Jyotirliṅga localization is indicated here.
Significance: Illustrates how worldly caretaking strategies attempt to pacify desire; by contrast, true fulfillment comes through turning to Śiva’s grace.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights śānti (inner pacification) achieved through tapas and discernment—transforming stubborn force (haṭha) into a dharmic, auspicious path aligned with Pati (Shiva) as the ultimate harmonizer.
Though the Linga is not named here, the verse reflects a key Shaiva theme: turning turbulent resolve into auspicious action—often fulfilled in the Purana through Saguna Shiva-oriented śānti practices such as worship, vows, and propitiation.
A general śānti-upāya is implied: adopting a calming remedial practice—typically japa (e.g., Panchakshara ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’), vrata, or pūjā—to settle agitation and restore spiritual clarity.
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