Shloka 3
Durgama’s Seizure of the Vedas and the Gods’ Refuge in Yogamāyā (दुर्गमकृतवेदनाशः—योगमायाशरणगमनम्)
सूत उवाच । दुर्गमः प्रथितो नाम्ना रुरुपुत्रो महाबलः । ब्रह्मणो वरदानेन चतस्रोऽलभत श्रुतीः
sūta uvāca | durgamaḥ prathito nāmnā ruruputro mahābalaḥ | brahmaṇo varadānena catasro'labhata śrutīḥ
ಸೂತನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ರುರುಪುತ್ರನಾದ ‘ದುರ್ಗಮ’ ಎಂಬ ಹೆಸರಿನಿಂದ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧನಾದ ಮಹಾಬಲಶಾಲಿ ಒಬ್ಬನಿದ್ದನು। ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನ ವರದಾನದಿಂದ ಅವನು ನಾಲ್ಕು ಶ್ರುತಿಗಳು—ವೇದಗಳನ್ನು—ಪಡೆದನು।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It introduces how worldly power and even possession of sacred revelation (the four Vedas) can arise from boons, yet in Shaiva thought liberation depends on Pati (Śiva) and right devotion, not mere ownership of scripture.
By highlighting that Vedic authority can be acquired externally, the narrative implicitly points to the need for inner surrender to Saguna Śiva (often approached through Liṅga worship) as the living source of grace beyond textual prestige.
The takeaway is to pair scriptural study with Shaiva sādhanā—daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady Liṅga-pūjā—so knowledge becomes devotion rather than ego.