Shloka 22
ब्राह्मणीस्वर्गतिवर्णनम्
Brāhmaṇī-Svargati-Varṇana: Account of a Brāhmaṇa Woman’s Ascent to Heaven
गौरुवाच । मम दुःखं तदा गच्छेद्यथा दुखं तथाविधम् । भवेद्धि ब्राह्मणस्यापि सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीम्यहम्
gauruvāca | mama duḥkhaṃ tadā gacchedyathā dukhaṃ tathāvidham | bhaveddhi brāhmaṇasyāpi satyametadbravīmyaham
ഗൗരീ പറഞ്ഞു—അപ്പോൾ എന്റെ ദുഃഖവും അത്തരം ദുഃഖം നീങ്ങേണ്ടതുപോലെ നീങ്ങും. സത്യം പറയുന്നു; ബ്രാഹ്മണനിലും ഇങ്ങനെ ദുഃഖം ഉണ്ടാകാം।
Gauri (Parvati)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Gaurī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse affirms a Shaiva insight: duḥkha can touch anyone, even the most dharmic, and its removal requires right understanding and turning the mind toward Śiva as the supreme refuge (Pati) beyond bondage.
In the Kotirudra context, the promise of sorrow’s cessation is typically fulfilled through devotion to Saguna Śiva as the Jyotirliṅga—approaching the visible sacred form to gain inner steadiness and grace that dissolves grief.
A practical takeaway is to seek duḥkha-nivṛtti through Śiva-upāsanā: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), along with simple purificatory observances such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and devotional remembrance.