Shloka 18
पूर्वगतिवर्णनम् (Pūrvagati-varṇana) — “Description of the Prior Course / Earlier Lineage Account”
तादृशीं तद्गतिं दृष्ट्वा सनकाद्या मुनीश्वराः । ज्ञानिनोऽपि परं चक्रुः क्रोधं दुर्विषहं च ते
tādṛśīṃ tadgatiṃ dṛṣṭvā sanakādyā munīśvarāḥ | jñānino'pi paraṃ cakruḥ krodhaṃ durviṣahaṃ ca te
Voyant cette marche et cette issue extraordinaires, les vénérables sages, à commencer par Sanaka—bien qu’ils connussent la vérité suprême—furent saisis d’une colère très vive, et leur courroux était insoutenable.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It highlights that even great jñānīs can be stirred when dharma is challenged; in a Shaiva Siddhanta reading, such emotion becomes spiritually meaningful when it is restrained and redirected toward devotion to Pati (Shiva) rather than personal ego.
The verse underscores the need for inner mastery: approaching Saguna Shiva (Linga worship) is not only ritual but also purification of passions like anger, so the devotee’s mind becomes fit to receive Shiva’s grace (anugraha).
A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and mindful breath to cool krodha, offering the agitation into Shiva as a means of inner cleansing.