Shloka 33
Sunartaka-Naṭa Avatāra and Pārvatī’s Boon-Request (Śiva as the Testing Benefactor)
अथासौ भिक्षुवर्यो हि तस्मात्तस्याश्च सूतिकृत् । भिक्षां ययाचे दुर्गान्तान्नान्यज्जग्राह किञ्चन
athāsau bhikṣuvaryo hi tasmāttasyāśca sūtikṛt | bhikṣāṃ yayāce durgāntānnānyajjagrāha kiñcana
Kemudian pertapa pengemis yang utama itu—yang telah melaksanakan upacara pascakelahiran baginya—meminta sedekah darinya dan darinya pula. Ia hanya menerima secukupnya untuk mencapai bagian perjalanan berikutnya yang sulit; selain itu tidak mengambil apa pun.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Bhikṣāṭana
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: teaching
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It highlights vairāgya (non-attachment): the holy mendicant takes only what is necessary for dharma and sustenance, modeling restraint that supports inner purity and God-realization under Shaiva teaching.
Though the Linga is not named here, the ethic of minimalism and purity is foundational to Saguna Shiva worship—approaching Shiva with a restrained mind and offering life itself as disciplined worship rather than mere external gifts.
Practice aparigraha (non-hoarding) alongside japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” keeping daily needs simple and the mind focused—an inner discipline aligned with Shaiva sādhanā.