Shloka 62
Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana
Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness
चाक्षुषस्य मनोः पुत्रो मृगोऽभूत्तु मरुस्थले । वसिष्ठशापाद्गृत्समदो दण्डकारण्य एकलः
cākṣuṣasya manoḥ putro mṛgo'bhūttu marusthale | vasiṣṭhaśāpādgṛtsamado daṇḍakāraṇya ekalaḥ
ເນື່ອງຈາກຄຳສາບຂອງວະສິດຖະ ກຣິດສະມາດະ ບຸດຂອງຈາກຊຸສະມະນຸ ໄດ້ກາຍເປັນກວາງໃນແດນທະເລຊາຍ ແລະ ອາໄສຢູ່ຜູ້ດຽວໃນປ່າດັນຑະກະ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
It highlights how karmic consequence (pāśa) can bind even a noble being to a lower form, urging humility and renewed tapas that ultimately turns suffering into a path toward Shiva’s grace.
The narrative sets a backdrop of purification through adversity; in Shaiva Siddhanta, turning to Saguna Shiva—often through Linga worship—becomes a means to burn impurities and regain spiritual clarity.
The implied takeaway is solitary tapas with Shiva-remembrance—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined self-restraint—so that bondage is transformed into inner purification.