Shloka 19
Ghuśmā–Sudehā: Jealousy, Household Honor, and the Ethics of Śaiva Merit (गुश्मा–सुदेहा प्रसङ्गः)
एतस्मिन्नंतरे सा च ज्येष्ठा कार्यं गृहस्य वै । चकारानन्दसंयुक्ता सुशांतहृदयानला
etasminnaṃtare sā ca jyeṣṭhā kāryaṃ gṛhasya vai | cakārānandasaṃyuktā suśāṃtahṛdayānalā
ទន្ទឹមនឹងនោះ ស្ត្រីវ័យចំណាស់រូបនោះបានមើលថែទាំកិច្ចការផ្ទះសម្បែង។ ដោយពោរពេញដោយសេចក្តីរីករាយ និងដោយភ្លើងក្នុងចិត្តដែលបានរំងាប់យ៉ាងស្ងប់ស្ងាត់ នាងបានបំពេញការងារក្នុងលក្ខណៈដ៏សុខសាន្ត។
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa
FAQs
It highlights grihastha-dharma performed with a pacified mind: when inner agitation (the ‘fire of the heart’) is stilled, worldly duties become sāttvika and supportive of devotion and liberation-oriented living.
Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is not only ritual but also inner purification; a calm heart and joyful steadiness are presented as the proper inner state for approaching Saguna Shiva through pūjā, vrata, and pilgrimage.
The takeaway is mind-pacification alongside duty—regular japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya) and simple Shiva-pūjā with bhasma and Rudraksha can steady the mind so actions are done without inner heat or restlessness.