Shloka 9
Ghuśmā–Sudehā: Jealousy, Household Honor, and the Ethics of Śaiva Merit (गुश्मा–सुदेहा प्रसङ्गः)
घुश्माऽवदद्वधूपुत्रौ त्वदीयौ न मदीयकौ । वधूः पुत्रश्च तां प्रीत्या प्रसूं श्वश्रममन्यत
ghuśmā'vadadvadhūputrau tvadīyau na madīyakau | vadhūḥ putraśca tāṃ prītyā prasūṃ śvaśramamanyata
ឃុស្មានិយាយថា «កូនប្រសារ និងកូនប្រុសនេះ ជារបស់អ្នក មិនមែនរបស់ខ្ញុំទេ»។ ដោយសេចក្តីស្រឡាញ់ កូនប្រសារ និងកូនប្រុស បានគោរពម្តាយដែលបានបង្កើតគាត់នោះ ជាម្តាយក្មេករបស់ខ្លួន។
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kotirudra Saṃhitā account to the sages; verse contains Ghuśmā’s direct speech)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights tyāga (non-possessiveness) and humility in family life—Ghuśmā refuses egoic ownership, embodying the Shaiva ideal that purity of heart and surrender support Shiva’s grace.
In Linga-bhakti, devotion is expressed not only through ritual but through character—selflessness, absence of “mine-ness,” and loving conduct are presented as signs of true Saguna Shiva devotion that ripens the seeker for Shiva’s compassion.
Practice inner renunciation while doing daily duties: repeat the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with the भावना (bhāva) of offering relationships and outcomes to Shiva, reducing attachment and ego.