Shloka 37
नारदतपोवर्णनम्
Nārada’s Austerities Described
ततस्स मुनिवर्यो हि ब्रह्मलोकं जगाम ह । विधिं नत्वाऽब्रवीत्कामजयं स्वस्य तपोबलात्
tatassa munivaryo hi brahmalokaṃ jagāma ha | vidhiṃ natvā'bravītkāmajayaṃ svasya tapobalāt
បន្ទាប់មក មុនីដ៏ប្រសើរនោះបានទៅកាន់ព្រហ្មលោក។ គាត់បានកោតបង្គំព្រះវិធិ (ព្រហ្មា) ហើយប្រាប់ថា ដោយអំណាចតបស្យារបស់ខ្លួន គាត់បានឈ្នះកាមៈ (តណ្ហា) ហើយ។
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva ideal that mastery over kāma (desire) through tapas is a prerequisite for higher knowledge; desire is a pasha (bond) that must be purified so the soul (pashu) becomes fit for Shiva’s grace and liberation.
In Shaiva practice, outer worship of the Linga is strengthened by inner discipline; conquering desire makes worship steady (niṣṭhā) and turns ritual into true upāsanā, aligning the devotee with Saguna Shiva as the accessible Lord who purifies and uplifts.
A practical takeaway is to adopt tapas as regulated sādhanā—daily japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), along with vrata-like restraint of senses—so that desire is subdued and devotion becomes one-pointed.