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
ແມ່ນແຕ່ພຣະປຣະຊາປະຕິ ແລະ ພວກກຸຫຍະກະ ພ້ອມທັງສັດອື່ນໆ ກໍຕົກຢູ່ໃນຄວາມທຸກທໍລະມານທີ່ຮ້າຍກວ່າທຸກ; ແຕ່ພວກເຂົາບໍ່ຮູ້ເຫດປັດໃຈແທ້ຂອງໄພນັ້ນ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga setting; it stresses ignorance of the cause behind suffering, a narrative device leading to seeking higher counsel.
Significance: Teaches that even exalted cosmic functionaries (Prajāpatis, Guhyakas) can be bound by ajñāna; motivates śaraṇāgati and inquiry (jijñāsā) toward the Supreme.
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.