Shloka 4
वैभ्राजवन-प्रसङ्गः / The Episode of Vaibhrāja and the Yogic Forest
Vibhrāja-vana
अनूहो नाम तस्यासीत्पुत्रः परमधार्मिकः । तं वैभ्राजः सुतं राज्ये स्थापयित्वा वनं ययौ
anūho nāma tasyāsītputraḥ paramadhārmikaḥ | taṃ vaibhrājaḥ sutaṃ rājye sthāpayitvā vanaṃ yayau
彼にはアヌーハという名の पुत्रがあり、きわめて法（ダルマ）に篤かった。ヴァイブラージャはその子を王位に据えると、王権を離れて森へ赴き、出離の生へと向かった。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; the abdication-to-forest motif is a Purāṇic trigger for tapas culminating in Śiva’s grace.
Significance: Ethical teaching: dharma in rulership followed by nivṛtti (renunciation) is praised as a pathway toward Śiva’s anugraha.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva ideal that worldly duty (dharma) is fulfilled first, and then one may turn toward vairagya—renunciation aimed at liberation under the grace of Pati (Lord Shiva).
Though the verse is narrative, its message supports Saguna Shiva worship as a stabilizing dharmic path for householders and rulers, culminating in detachment and inward turning toward Shiva as the liberating Lord.
The implied takeaway is a shift from outer authority to inner discipline—daily Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with simple austerity and contemplation, fitting a renunciant spirit.