Shloka 62
ब्राह्मणीस्वर्गतिवर्णनम्
Brāhmaṇī-Svargati-Varṇana: Account of a Brāhmaṇa Woman’s Ascent to Heaven
निवृत्तश्च द्विजः सोपि मात्रस्थ्यर्द्धं स्ववस्त्रतः । क्षिपेद्यावत्तत्र तीर्थे तावच्चित्रमभूत्तदा
nivṛttaśca dvijaḥ sopi mātrasthyarddhaṃ svavastrataḥ | kṣipedyāvattatra tīrthe tāvaccitramabhūttadā
ആ ബ്രാഹ്മണനും മടങ്ങിവന്ന് തന്റെ വസ്ത്രത്തിൽ നിന്നു കഴിയുന്നതത്ര—അത്യൽപമായ അളവ്—ആ തീർത്ഥത്തിൽ ഇടാൻ തുടങ്ങി. അവൻ ഇടുന്നത്ര സമയവും അവിടെ അത്ഭുതകരമായ വിസ്മയം സംഭവിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരുന്നു.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: A devotee performs a simple act at the tīrtha—casting a small measure from his cloth into the sacred waters—yet it triggers ‘citra’ (marvel). The narrative underscores bhāva (devotional intent) over quantity.
Significance: Even minimal offering/act done at the right tīrtha-kāla yields disproportionate spiritual fruit; supports the Purāṇic pedagogy that sincere practice loosens pāśa (bondage).
FAQs
It highlights tīrtha-mahātmyā: even a small, sincere act offered at a Shiva-associated sacred place can manifest extraordinary results, showing how devotion (bhakti) and sanctity amplify limited human capacity.
In Kotirudra narratives, the power of a Jyotirliṅga-tīrtha is the accessible (saguṇa) channel of Shiva’s grace; offerings made with faith at such a place become a means to receive Shiva’s visible, wondrous response.
It suggests tīrtha-sevā—making humble offerings and performing reverent acts (like snāna and dāna) with steady remembrance of Shiva; the core takeaway is consistency and faith rather than quantity.