Shloka 43
ब्राह्मणीस्वर्गतिवर्णनम्
Brāhmaṇī-Svargati-Varṇana: Account of a Brāhmaṇa Woman’s Ascent to Heaven
माता च तस्य दोहार्थमाजगाम स्वयन्तदा । द्विजपुत्रस्तदा वत्सं खिन्नं कीलेन ताडितम्
mātā ca tasya dohārthamājagāma svayantadā | dvijaputrastadā vatsaṃ khinnaṃ kīlena tāḍitam
അപ്പോൾ തന്നെ അവന്റെ അമ്മ പാൽ കറക്കുന്നതിനായി സ്വയം വന്നു. ആ സമയത്ത് ദ്വിജപുത്രൻ ക്ഷീണിച്ച കിടാവിനെ ഒരു കീൽ/കുത്തുകൊണ്ട് അടിച്ചു।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: destructive
FAQs
The verse highlights how everyday actions—especially cruelty toward a helpless being—create karmic bondage (pāśa). In Shaiva Siddhanta, compassion and restraint support inner purity, making the mind fit for Shiva’s grace (anugraha).
Jyotirlinga narratives often contrast devotion with adharmic behavior. Saguna Shiva, worshipped as the Linga, is approached through purity of conduct; harming the vulnerable obstructs the devotional state that supports fruitful Linga worship and pilgrimage merit.
Practice ahiṃsā and compassion as a daily vrata alongside Shiva upāsanā—recite the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a calm mind, and, if observing a Shiva-vrata, pair mantra-japa with ethical restraint for greater spiritual efficacy.