Shloka 73
नारीसन्देहभञ्जक-शम्भ्ववतारकथा
The Account of Śambhu’s Incarnation that Dispels Doubts Concerning Women
अकस्मादागतां तत्र दत्तां तज्जनकेन ह । विवाह्य गन्धर्वसुतां चक्रे राज्यमकण्टकम्
akasmādāgatāṃ tatra dattāṃ tajjanakena ha | vivāhya gandharvasutāṃ cakre rājyamakaṇṭakam
そこで、思いがけず現れたガンダルヴァの乙女が、その父によってまことに彼に授けられた。彼はそのガンダルヴァの娘を娶り、国を「棘なきもの」—障りも苦患もない国—とした。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse presents dharmic order returning through a rightful marriage and righteous rule—symbolizing how, by alignment with dharma under Shiva’s overarching sovereignty, life becomes “akaṇṭaka,” free from inner and outer obstacles.
Though the Linga is not named here, the Śiva Purāṇa frames worldly harmony as sustained by Saguna Shiva’s governance of the cosmos; devotion to Shiva supports dharma, which in turn yields stability and obstacle-free living.
A practical takeaway is to seek obstacle-removal through Shiva-upāsanā—daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a dharmic life of self-restraint and right conduct.