Shloka 31
रावणस्य तपः-शिवानुग्रहः — Rāvaṇa’s Austerity and Śiva’s Bestowal of Grace
इति दुःखं समापन्नाश्शक्राद्या मुनयस्सुराः । नारदं च समाहूय पप्रच्छुर्विकलास्तदा
iti duḥkhaṃ samāpannāśśakrādyā munayassurāḥ | nāradaṃ ca samāhūya papracchurvikalāstadā
ഇങ്ങനെ ദുഃഖത്തിൽ മുങ്ങിയ ശക്രാദി ദേവന്മാരും മുനിമാരും, അപ്പോൾ നാരദനെ വിളിച്ചു വരുത്തി, വ്യാകുലരായി ചോദിച്ചു.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It shows that even devas and great sages, when bound by anxiety, must turn toward higher wisdom; sincere inquiry becomes the first step from duḥkha toward Shiva-oriented clarity and grace.
In Kotirudrasaṃhitā, distress leads seekers to guidance that typically culminates in Saguna Shiva worship—often through Linga devotion and Jyotirlinga-oriented pilgrimage—where divine presence is approached through accessible form and rite.
The takeaway is to respond to turmoil with śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge) and japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—while approaching a competent guide (guru-like counsel, here symbolized by Nārada).