Shloka 69
देवस्तुतिः—नन्दिकेश्वरविज्ञप्तिः—शम्भोः समाधेः उत्थानम्
Devas’ Hymn, Nandikeśvara’s Petition, and Śiva’s Rising from Samādhi
गौतमक्लेशकर्ताहं त्र्यंबकात्मा सुखावहः । तत्कष्टप्रददुष्टानां शापदायी विशेषतः
gautamakleśakartāhaṃ tryaṃbakātmā sukhāvahaḥ | tatkaṣṭapradaduṣṭānāṃ śāpadāyī viśeṣataḥ
Je suis Tryambaka lui-même, dispensateur de bien-être ; et pourtant Je suis devenu la cause de l’affliction de Gautama. Aux méchants qui lui infligent la souffrance, Je suis tout particulièrement Celui qui accorde la malédiction.
Lord Shiva (Tryambaka)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Tryambakeśvara
Jyotirlinga: Tryambakeśvara
Sthala Purana: Tryambaka identity evokes the Tryambakeśvara Jyotirliṅga tradition: Śiva as ‘three-eyed’ Lord who responds to sages’ tapas and restores dharma; here, he paradoxically ‘causes affliction’ to Gautama as a concealed pedagogy, while cursing the wicked—grace through corrective concealment.
Significance: Pilgrims seek removal of suffering and purification of faults; also famed for rites for ancestors and relief from afflictions, aligning with Śiva as both tester and healer.
Mantra: oṃ tryambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭivardhanam | urvārukamiva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya mā'mṛtāt ||
Type: mahamrityunjaya
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse shows Śiva as Pati (the Lord) who both tests and protects devotees: He may allow a temporary kleśa for a righteous soul like Gautama, but He decisively restrains adharma by punishing the wicked—guiding all toward dharma and liberation.
Tryambaka is Saguna Śiva who actively governs the moral order. Linga-worship approaches this same Lord as the compassionate protector (sukhāvahaḥ) who also corrects wrongdoing; devotion is not merely for boons, but for aligning with dharma under Śiva’s lordship.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a dharmic intention—seeking Śiva’s protection from harm and purification from wrongdoing—while cultivating non-injury and truthfulness so one does not become among the “duṣṭa” who cause others’ suffering.