Shloka 49
ब्राह्मणीस्वर्गतिवर्णनम्
Brāhmaṇī-Svargati-Varṇana: Account of a Brāhmaṇa Woman’s Ascent to Heaven
श्वेतवर्णा तदा सा गौर्द्रुतं श्यामा व्यदृश्यत । अहो च दृश्यतां लोकाश्चुक्रुशुश्च परस्परम्
śvetavarṇā tadā sā gaurdrutaṃ śyāmā vyadṛśyata | aho ca dṛśyatāṃ lokāścukruśuśca parasparam
അപ്പോൾ വെളുത്ത നിറമുള്ള ആ പശു പെട്ടെന്ന് കറുത്ത നിറമായി ദൃശ്യമായി. “അഹോ, നോക്കൂ!” എന്നു ജനങ്ങൾ പരസ്പരം അത്ഭുതത്തോടെ വിളിച്ചു പറഞ്ഞു.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: A sudden color-change (white → dark) functions as an adbhuta-lakṣaṇa (portent) indicating hidden divinity or curse/boon dynamics; in Purāṇic sthala narratives, such a sign often precedes revelation of a deity, a tīrtha, or a liṅga’s power.
Significance: Portents awaken śraddhā and redirect attention from mundane causality to daiva; prepares the audience for a sacral interpretation and subsequent remedial worship.
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: teaching
FAQs
The sudden transformation functions as a divine portent—an outward sign that unseen Śiva-śakti is at work, drawing the minds of ordinary people from mere appearances toward reverence and inquiry.
In Kotirudra narratives, extraordinary changes in the world often precede recognition of a sacred presence connected to a Jyotirlinga; such signs turn the crowd toward Saguna Shiva—Śiva approachable through holy places and worship—before deeper understanding arises.
The takeaway is attentive remembrance: when encountering a sacred sign at a tīrtha, respond with śraddhā—mentally repeating the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and offering simple devotion rather than skepticism or distraction.