Shloka 10
Niṣādasya Bhillasya Itihāsaḥ — Śivarātri-vrata-prabhāvaḥ
The Hunter’s Account and the Efficacy of the Śivarātri Observance
दैवयोगात्तदा तेन न प्राप्तं किंचिदेव हि । अस्तप्राप्तस्तदा सूर्यस्स वै दुःखमुपागतः
daivayogāttadā tena na prāptaṃ kiṃcideva hi | astaprāptastadā sūryassa vai duḥkhamupāgataḥ
ദൈവയോഗത്താൽ അന്നേരം അവന് ഒന്നും ലഭിച്ചില്ല. സൂര്യൻ അസ്തമിക്കുവാൻ വന്നപ്പോൾ അവൻ തീർച്ചയായും ദുഃഖത്തിലായി।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: The ‘daivayoga’ (turn of destiny) and failure in hunting sets up the crisis that typically redirects the actor toward a sacred water/Śiva-site in the following verses.
Significance: Highlights pāśa as karmic frustration: when effort fails, the soul becomes ripe for turning toward īśvara and tīrtha-sevā.
FAQs
It highlights how worldly effort can be thwarted by daiva (the ripening of past karma), and how such moments of loss and sunset-like decline are meant to turn the mind toward Shiva as Pati—the refuge beyond fate.
In Jyotirlinga-centered narratives of the Koṭirudrasaṃhitā, setbacks and sorrow often function as catalysts that lead a devotee to seek Saguna Shiva in the Linga—approaching Him not for mere gain, but for grace that transcends karmic limitation.
When outcomes fail and the day ‘sets,’ the practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with inward surrender, supported by simple Shaiva observances like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and calm evening remembrance of Shiva.