Shloka 41
अवंतीस्थ-ब्राह्मणकथा तथा तृतीय-ज्योतिर्लिङ्गोपाख्यान-प्रस्तावना
Avanti Brahmin Narrative and Prelude to the Third Jyotirliṅga
सूर्यं दृष्ट्वा यथा याति संक्षयं सर्वशस्तमः । तथैव च शिवं दृष्ट्वा तत्सैन्यं विननाश ह
sūryaṃ dṛṣṭvā yathā yāti saṃkṣayaṃ sarvaśastamaḥ | tathaiva ca śivaṃ dṛṣṭvā tatsainyaṃ vinanāśa ha
സൂര്യനെ കണ്ടാൽ എല്ലാതരം അന്ധകാരം ലയിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ, ശിവനെ ദർശിച്ചതുമാത്രത്തിൽ ആ ശത്രുസൈന്യം പൂർണ്ണമായി നശിച്ചു।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
The verse equates Śiva’s darśana with the sun’s light: as light ends darkness, Śiva’s presence dissolves tamas—fear, delusion, and hostile forces—pointing to Him as Pati, the revealer who removes ignorance and grants inner clarity.
It supports Saguna-upāsanā through darśana: approaching Śiva in a worshipful form (such as the Liṅga or a manifest form) is described as spiritually transformative, where the devotee’s obstacles and negativity are ‘burned away’ by His auspicious radiance.
Practice daily Śiva-darśana through Liṅga-pūjā while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and cultivate a meditation on Śiva as inner light that dispels tamas—like sunrise dissolving night.