साधुवेषद्विजाह्वयावतारकथनम् | Account of the ‘Sādhu-veṣa’ Brahmin-Named Incarnation
Prelude
सर्वान्संपृच्छ यत्नेन मेनादीन्पा र्वती विना । रोगिणे नौषधं शैल कुपथ्यं रोचते सदा
sarvānsaṃpṛccha yatnena menādīnpā rvatī vinā | rogiṇe nauṣadhaṃ śaila kupathyaṃ rocate sadā
Ô Mont Himālaya, interroge avec soin chacun—Menā et les autres—mais n’y mêle pas Pārvatī. Car pour l’être malade, le remède n’a jamais de saveur plaisante; seule la nourriture nuisible lui paraît toujours agréable.
Lord Shiva (instructing Himālaya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
It teaches discernment: the bound soul (like a patient) often dislikes the “medicine” of dharma and tapas, preferring what strengthens bondage; Shiva urges careful, protective decision-making aligned with spiritual welfare.
Saguna Shiva acts as compassionate guide and healer: devotion to Shiva and Linga-worship is the curative discipline, even when the ego initially resists it—like a patient resisting medicine.
Adopt the ‘medicine’ consistently: japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with disciplined conduct, avoiding kupathya—habits that disturb purity and devotion.