Shloka 20
द्विजेश्वरावतारः
The Manifestation of Shiva as Dvijeśvara
व्याघ्रेणापहृतां नारीं वीक्ष्य विप्रोतिविस्मितः । लौकिकीं गतिमाश्रित्य रुरोदाति मुहुर्मुहुः
vyāghreṇāpahṛtāṃ nārīṃ vīkṣya viprotivismitaḥ | laukikīṃ gatimāśritya rurodāti muhurmuhuḥ
Voyant la femme emportée par un tigre, le brāhmane fut saisi d’un étonnement extrême. Retombant dans un état d’esprit ordinaire et mondain, il pleura encore et encore.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights how the mind, when absorbed in laukika-bhāva (worldly identification), is shaken by loss and fear; Shaiva Siddhanta frames this as pasha (bondage) that is transcended by turning toward Pati—Lord Shiva—through devotion and discernment.
The repeated weeping shows the instability of worldly refuge; the Purana’s remedy is taking refuge in Saguna Shiva—often through Linga-worship—so the devotee’s emotions become purified and directed toward Shiva’s grace rather than mere grief.
A practical takeaway is to steady the mind with japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Shiva-upāsanā (e.g., Tripuṇḍra/bhasma remembrance), transforming agitation into devotion and inner composure.