Shloka 2
दीक्षितपुत्रस्य दैन्यचिन्ता तथा शिवरात्र्युपासनाप्रसङ्गः / The Initiate’s Son in Distress and the Occasion of Śivarātri Worship
कियच्चिरं ततो गत्वा यज्ञदत्तात्मजस्स हि । दुष्टो गुणनिधिस्तस्थौ गतोत्साहो विसर्जितः
kiyacciraṃ tato gatvā yajñadattātmajassa hi | duṣṭo guṇanidhistasthau gatotsāho visarjitaḥ
Après avoir marché quelque temps, le fils de Yajñadatta — Guṇanidhi, bien que pervers — s’arrêta, l’ardeur épuisée et les forces presque abandonnées.
Sūta Goswāmī
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: Narrative description of Guṇanidhi’s exhaustion and dejection; no sacred site linkage.
FAQs
The verse highlights the collapse of worldly drive in a sinful mind—when tamas and wrongdoing mature, one becomes depleted. In Shaiva understanding, such exhaustion can become the turning point to seek Pati (Shiva) as refuge and begin inner purification.
Guṇanidhi’s loss of energy suggests the limits of ego-driven action; Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-bhakti—reorients the seeker from fallen effort to grace-filled discipline, where devotion and surrender restore steadiness and dharma.
A practical takeaway is to restart spiritual resolve through Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), along with simple Linga worship (water/leaf offering) and, where appropriate, Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) remembrance to counter dejection and impurity.