Shloka 4
Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa-prasaṅgaḥ — Genealogy of the Ikṣvāku Line and Exempla of Royal Dharma
भक्षयित्वा शशं शीघ्रं शशादत्वमतो गतः । इक्ष्वाकुणा परित्यक्तश्शशादो वनमाविशत
bhakṣayitvā śaśaṃ śīghraṃ śaśādatvamato gataḥ | ikṣvākuṇā parityaktaśśaśādo vanamāviśata
Ia segera melahap seekor kelinci, sehingga dikenal sebagai “Śaśāda” (pemakan kelinci). Ditinggalkan oleh Raja Ikṣvāku, Śaśāda pun memasuki hutan.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages, within the Umāsaṃhitā narrative flow)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights how impulsive, desire-driven action leads to a changed identity and consequence—bondage (pāśa) expressed as social fall and exile—urging self-restraint and dharmic conduct on the path toward Shiva’s grace.
Though not directly describing Liṅga worship, the episode sets a moral backdrop: purification of conduct and control of senses are prerequisites for fruitful Saguna Shiva worship, where devotion is strengthened by ethical discipline.
A practical takeaway is sense-restraint with japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a daily discipline to curb impulsive craving and reorient the mind toward Shiva.