Shloka 21
पार्वत्याः तपः—हिमालयादिभिः उपदेशः / Pārvatī’s Austerity and Counsel from Himālaya and Others
सप्रजापतयश्चैव गुह्यकाश्च तथापरे । कष्टात् कष्टतरं प्राप्ताः कारणं न विदुः स्म तत्
saprajāpatayaścaiva guhyakāśca tathāpare | kaṣṭāt kaṣṭataraṃ prāptāḥ kāraṇaṃ na viduḥ sma tat
ಪ್ರಜಾಪತಿಗಳು, ಗುಹ್ಯಕರು ಹಾಗೂ ಇತರರೂ ದುಃಖಕ್ಕಿಂತಲೂ ಕಠಿಣವಾದ ವಿಪತ್ತಿಗೆ ಒಳಗಾದರು; ಆದರೆ ಆ ಆಪತ್ತಿನ ನಿಜ ಕಾರಣವನ್ನು ಅವರು ಅರಿಯಲಿಲ್ಲ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It highlights that suffering intensifies when its root—ignorance and bondage (pāśa)—is not recognized; liberation comes by turning to Shiva (Pati) as the revealer of the true cause and the remover of bondage.
When beings cannot discern the cause of their distress, the Purana points them toward Saguna Shiva—worshipped as the Linga—as a compassionate, accessible focus through which grace and right understanding arise.
A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and prayerful Linga-pūjā to seek Shiva’s guidance so the hidden cause of suffering is revealed and dissolved.