Shloka 57
Manu’s Progeny and the Birth of Iḍā
Genealogy and Dharma-Choice
व्युष्टायां निशि चोत्थाय प्रगे तत्र गतो हि सः । अद्राक्षीत्स हतां बभ्रुं न व्याघ्रं दुःखितोऽभवत्
vyuṣṭāyāṃ niśi cotthāya prage tatra gato hi saḥ | adrākṣītsa hatāṃ babhruṃ na vyāghraṃ duḥkhito'bhavat
Pasada la noche, se levantó y al alba fue allí. Vio entonces al ciervo de pelaje leonado yaciendo muerto, pero no al tigre; y se llenó de tristeza.
Suta Goswami (narrating the account within the Umāsaṃhitā)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
The verse highlights how attachment and expectation bind the mind to sorrow; seeing the result (the slain deer) without resolving the cause (the absent tiger) produces grief—an example of pasha (bondage) that Shaiva Siddhanta says is removed by Shiva’s grace and right discernment.
Though the verse is narrative, it points toward the need for refuge in Saguna Shiva (worshipful Shiva as Linga) when the mind is shaken by fear, loss, and uncertainty; Linga-worship steadies the devotee and turns grief into surrender.
A practical takeaway is dawn remembrance and japa—especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to purify grief-driven agitation; if following Shiva Purana observances, combine it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and a brief meditation on Shiva as Pati who frees the bound soul.