Shloka 3
वैभ्राजवन-प्रसङ्गः / The Episode of Vaibhrāja and the Yogic Forest
Vibhrāja-vana
स राजांतःपुरवृतो नन्दने मघवा इव । क्रीडित्वा सुचिरं तत्र सभार्य्यस्स्वपुरं ययौ
sa rājāṃtaḥpuravṛto nandane maghavā iva | krīḍitvā suciraṃ tatra sabhāryyassvapuraṃ yayau
ಅಂತಃಪುರದ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯರಿಂದ ಆವರಿತನಾದ ಆ ರಾಜನು ನಂದನದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಘವಾ (ಇಂದ್ರ)ನಂತೆ ಬಹುಕಾಲ ಕ್ರೀಡಿಸಿ, ನಂತರ ಪತ್ನಿಯೊಡನೆ ತನ್ನ ನಗರಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋದನು।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma Samhita account to the sages)
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it functions as narrative setup contrasting royal enjoyment with the later turn toward tapas/renunciation that typically culminates in Śiva’s anugraha.
Significance: Didactic: highlights the transient nature of bhoga (royal pleasure) as a prelude to vairāgya and Śiva-bhakti.
FAQs
The verse highlights royal enjoyment as a passing state—likened to Indra’s heavenly pleasures—implicitly contrasting transient bhoga with the higher Shaiva aim of liberation through devotion to Pati (Shiva) beyond the bonds (pāśa) of sense-delight.
By portraying even exalted, ‘heaven-like’ pleasures as temporary, it prepares the listener for the Purana’s central turn toward stable refuge in Saguna Shiva—often approached through Linga worship, vrata, and bhakti that purify attachment.
No specific rite is stated in this line, but the implied takeaway is to temper indulgence with Shaiva discipline—daily remembrance of Shiva, japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and cultivating vairāgya (dispassion).