Shloka 32
गौतमविघ्नप्रकरणम्
Episode of Obstacles to Gautama; Gaṇeśa’s Appearing Through Misguided Worship
तृणस्तंबेन सा स्पृष्टा पपात पृथिवीतले । मृता च तत्क्षणादेव तदृषेः पश्यतस्तदा
tṛṇastaṃbena sā spṛṣṭā papāta pṛthivītale | mṛtā ca tatkṣaṇādeva tadṛṣeḥ paśyatastadā
പുല്ലിന്റെ ഒരു തണ്ടിന്റെ സ്പർശം മാത്രമേ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നുള്ളൂ; അവൾ ഭൂമിയിൽ വീണു. അതേ ക്ഷണത്തിൽ അവൾ മരിച്ചു—ആ ഋഷി നോക്കിക്കൊണ്ടിരിക്കെ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Kālāntaka
Sthala Purana: The sudden death ‘at that very instant’ dramatizes saṃhāra operating through an apparently trivial cause, a common Purāṇic device to reveal hidden causality (boon/curse/karma) and precipitate expiatory Śaiva resolution later in the narrative arc.
Role: destructive
FAQs
It highlights the inevitability of prārabdha-karma and divine ordinance: when the destined moment ripens, even a negligible cause becomes the occasion, reminding the seeker to take refuge in Shiva (Pati) beyond the bonds (pāśa).
Such narratives in the Koṭirudrasaṃhitā frame Shiva as the sovereign Lord who governs life and death; worship of the Jyotirliṅga (Saguna Shiva) is presented as a refuge that purifies karma and orients the devotee toward liberation.
Contemplate mortality and practice steady Shiva-smaraṇa—japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with devotion, supported by simple Shaiva observances like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa where appropriate.