Shloka 23
तृतीयनेत्राग्निनिवृत्तिः / Quelling the Fire of the Third Eye
Vāḍava Fire Placed in the Ocean
स्वास्थ्यं प्राप जगत्सर्वं निर्मुक्तं तद्भवाद्भयात् । देवा बभूवुः सुखिनो मुनयश्च महामुने
svāsthyaṃ prāpa jagatsarvaṃ nirmuktaṃ tadbhavādbhayāt | devā babhūvuḥ sukhino munayaśca mahāmune
Wahai maharsi, seluruh jagat kembali memperoleh kesejahteraan, terbebas dari ketakutan yang timbul dari bencana itu. Para dewa bersukacita, para resi pun berbahagia.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pashu
Significance: General purāṇic teaching: Śiva’s intervention removes bhaya (existential fear) and restores loka-kṣema (world-welfare).
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights bhaya-nivṛtti (removal of fear) as a sign of divine order being restored—when the disturbing cause is resolved, the world returns to svāsthya (wholeness), reflecting Shiva’s role as the stabilizing Lord (Pati) who grants peace to beings.
In the Purana’s devotional frame, the return of well-being is understood as the fruit of turning toward Saguna Shiva—worship of Shiva (often centered on the Linga) is portrayed as restoring harmony in the cosmos and calming the fears that bind the jīva.
A practical takeaway is to seek fearlessness through Shiva-upāsanā: japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple Linga worship with water and bilva leaves, cultivating inner steadiness when external disturbances arise.