Shloka 56
Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana
Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness
तथा च भार्गवो रामो ह्याराध्य तपसा विभुम् । निरीक्ष्य दुःखितश्शर्वात्पितरं क्षत्रियैर्हतम्
tathā ca bhārgavo rāmo hyārādhya tapasā vibhum | nirīkṣya duḥkhitaśśarvātpitaraṃ kṣatriyairhatam
Del mismo modo, Bhārgava Rāma (Paraśurāma), tras adorar con austeridad al Señor omnipenetrante, vio con dolor que su padre había sido muerto por los kṣatriyas, conforme a la voluntad y ordenanza de Śarva (Śiva).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
It shows that even a great hero like Paraśurāma first turns to Pati (Śiva) through tapas; yet worldly sorrow can still arise by karma—teaching that liberation comes from surrendering the fruit of action to Śiva, not from mere power or revenge.
The verse highlights ārādhana of the Vibhu (Śiva) through disciplined worship—typically expressed in the Purāṇa as Saguna devotion such as Linga-pūjā, mantra-japa, and offerings—by which the devotee aligns personal will with Śiva’s ordinance.
Tapas-based Shiva-upāsanā: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), along with purity, restraint, and (as taught elsewhere in the Shiva Purana) Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as supports for focused devotion.