Shloka 39
नन्दीश्वर उवाच । एवमुक्त्वोपमन्युस्तं मर्तुं व्यवसितः स्वयम् । क्षीरे वाच्छामपि त्यक्त्वा निहन्तुं शक्रमुद्यतः
nandīśvara uvāca | evamuktvopamanyustaṃ martuṃ vyavasitaḥ svayam | kṣīre vācchāmapi tyaktvā nihantuṃ śakramudyataḥ
ナンディーシュヴァラは言った。「このように語り終えると、ウパマニュは自ら死を決し、乳を求める欲さえ捨てて立ち上がり、シャクラ（インドラ）を討たんとした。」
Nandishvara (Nandi)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
FAQs
It highlights the intense inner turning of a devotee: Upamanyu’s renunciation of even a basic craving (milk) shows vairāgya, but his rising anger toward Indra also warns that desire and wrath must both be purified into steadfast devotion to Śiva for liberation.
The narrative frames devotion as moving from dependence on worldly supports to reliance on Śiva as the accessible Saguna Lord; Linga-worship symbolizes concentrating the mind on Śiva alone, replacing cravings and reactive hostility with disciplined bhakti.
Practice restraint (niyama) and redirect emotion into japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—along with simple Śiva-upāsanā such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and mindful offerings, so renunciation does not turn into destructive anger.