Shloka 101
Adhyāya 25 — Liṅga-māhātmya (The Chapter on the Liṅga): Hari’s Śiva-Worship and the Fiery Pillar Theophany
एवमुक्त्वा महादेवो ब्रह्माणं मुनिसत्तम / अनुगृह्य च मां देवस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
evamuktvā mahādevo brahmāṇaṃ munisattama / anugṛhya ca māṃ devastatraivāntaradhīyata
ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ് മഹാദേവൻ, ഹേ മുനിശ്രേഷ്ഠാ, ബ്രഹ്മാവിനെ അഭിസംബോധന ചെയ്തു; എന്നെയും അനുഗ്രഹിച്ച് ആ ദേവൻ അവിടെയേ അന്തർധാനം ചെയ്തു।
Primary narrator (Purāṇic narrator, traditionally Sūta/Vyāsa lineage) reporting Śiva’s action
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It implies the transcendent Lord is not bound to form: after granting anugraha (grace), he withdraws from perception, pointing to a reality that exceeds sensory appearance and is approached through realization rather than mere sight.
No specific technique is listed, but the verse emphasizes anugraha (divine grace) as crucial—an idea central to Pāśupata and broader Śaiva yoga frameworks, where inner fitness and devotion culminate in the Lord’s favor rather than mechanical practice alone.
By portraying Mahādeva as the gracious Lord who blesses even the narrator (“me”) and then disappears, the text supports the Purāṇic non-competitive theology: divine authority and salvific grace operate in a shared, complementary manner across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava horizons.