Shloka 44
ब्राह्मणीस्वर्गतिवर्णनम्
Brāhmaṇī-Svargati-Varṇana: Account of a Brāhmaṇa Woman’s Ascent to Heaven
बंधनार्थं हि गोः पार्श्वमनयद्दुग्धलालसः । पुनर्गौश्च तदा क्रुद्धा शृंगेनाताडयच्च तम्
baṃdhanārthaṃ hi goḥ pārśvamanayaddugdhalālasaḥ | punargauśca tadā kruddhā śṛṃgenātāḍayacca tam
പാൽലാലസയോടെ അവൻ പശുവിനെ കെട്ടുവാൻ അതിന്റെ വശത്തേക്ക് ചെന്നു. അപ്പോൾ ക്രുദ്ധയായ പശു തന്റെ കൊമ്പുകൊണ്ട് അവനെ വീണ്ടും അടിച്ചു.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Kālāntaka
Shakti Form: Kālī
Role: destructive
FAQs
The verse highlights how craving (lālasa) and coercion lead to immediate suffering; Shaiva teaching emphasizes mastering desire and acting in dharma so the soul (paśu) loosens the bonds (pāśa) that obstruct grace (pati, Shiva).
In Jyotirlinga-centered storytelling, such episodes function as ethical preparation: approaching Saguna Shiva (Linga) is not merely pilgrimage, but inner purification—replacing force and greed with humility, self-control, and devotion.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a vow of restraint (niyama), offering milk symbolically to Shiva rather than grasping through compulsion—cultivating non-violence and contentment.