Shloka 14
Mahādeva’s Boon: Unwavering Bhakti, Tri-functional Cosmos, and the Supratiṣṭhā of Liṅga-Arcā
तदा द्रक्ष्यसि मां चैवं सो ऽपि द्रक्ष्यति पद्मजः एवमुक्त्वा स भगवांस् तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
tadā drakṣyasi māṃ caivaṃ so 'pi drakṣyati padmajaḥ evamuktvā sa bhagavāṃs tatraivāntaradhīyata
അപ്പോൾ നീ എന്നെ ഇതേവിധം ദർശിക്കും; പദ്മജൻ (ബ്രഹ്മാവും) എന്നെ ദർശിക്കും. ഇങ്ങനെ അരുളിച്ചെയ്ത് ആ ഭഗവാൻ അവിടെയേ അന്തർധാനം ചെയ്തു।
Shiva (Bhagavan, as the revealer of the Linga) speaking within Suta’s narration
FAQs
It frames Liṅga-darśana as an act of Śiva’s grace (anugraha): the Lord reveals Himself and can also withdraw (antaradhāna), teaching that worship aims at divine vision granted by Pati, not mere ritual performance.
Śiva is shown as sovereign and self-revealing: He appears in a specific form to be known, and then disappears at will, indicating transcendence beyond form while still accessible through the Liṅga as a merciful manifestation.
The takeaway aligns with Pāśupata orientation: sustained upāsanā leading to darśana, where the yogin’s (pashu’s) vision arises through Śiva’s anugraha, and the Lord’s antaradhāna tests steadiness and deepens surrender.