Shloka 36
Anasūyā–Atri Tapas-Varṇana
Description of Anasūyā and Atri’s Austerities
कृत्वोपकारमेतस्या गमिष्यामीत्युवाच सा । शिवोऽपि ध्यानसम्बद्धो मुनेरत्रेर्मुनीश्वराः
kṛtvopakārametasyā gamiṣyāmītyuvāca sā | śivo'pi dhyānasambaddho muneratrermunīśvarāḥ
彼女に恩恵を施したのち、彼女は「いま、私は去りましょう」と告げた。おお最勝の聖仙よ、シヴァもまたその場で、聖仙アトリの御前において、深い禅定に結ばれたまま没入しておられた。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It highlights Shiva as the supreme Yogi—steadfast in dhyana—teaching that liberation-oriented life is anchored in inner absorption and detachment even amid events and encounters.
Shiva’s meditative absorption points devotees to Saguna worship (Linga, mantra, puja) as a doorway to the same inner stillness—moving from form-based devotion to direct contemplation of Shiva-consciousness.
A takeaway is dhyana with mantra-japa—especially the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya)—cultivating one-pointedness; accompanying Shaiva supports like Tripundra (bhasma) and rudraksha may be adopted as aids to steady practice.