Shloka 57
Viśvānara-Gṛhapati Upākhyāna — Śivasya Agni-gṛhe Avatāraḥ
The Account of Viśvānara Gṛhapati and Śiva’s Descent into the House of Fire
तव पुत्रत्वमेष्यामि शुचिष्मत्यां महामते । ख्यातो गृहपतिर्नाम्ना शुचिस्सर्व्वामरप्रियः
tava putratvameṣyāmi śuciṣmatyāṃ mahāmate | khyāto gṛhapatirnāmnā śucissarvvāmarapriyaḥ
Ô toi au grand esprit, par Śuciṣmatī je deviendrai ton fils. Je serai renommé sous le nom de Gṛhapati — Śuci, aimé de tous les devas.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadyojata
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse highlights Shiva’s compassionate Saguna play (līlā): though transcendent as Pati (the Lord), he willingly enters worldly relations as a son to uplift devotees and establish dharma, showing that divine grace can appear in intimate, human forms.
It supports Saguna-upāsanā: Shiva, who is worshiped as the formless Linga, also manifests with name and role (Gṛhapati/Śuci). Devotees may worship both—Linga as the timeless reality and manifested Shiva as accessible grace.
The emphasis on “Śuci” (purity) suggests śauca with bhakti—daily remembrance of Shiva with the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), along with simple purity disciplines such as bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa when undertaken with devotion.