Shloka 32
शिवशिवयोर्जगत्पितृमातृत्व-प्रतिपादनं तथा मेनायाः विमोहः (Śiva–Śivā as Cosmic Father and Mother; Menā’s Delusion and the Sages’ Intervention)
आदावप्रीतिजनकं परिणामे सुखावहम् । दयालुर्धमशीलो हि बोधयत्येव बांधवः
ādāvaprītijanakaṃ pariṇāme sukhāvaham | dayālurdhamaśīlo hi bodhayatyeva bāṃdhavaḥ
സത്യബന്ധു—ദയാലുവും ധർമ്മനിഷ്ഠനും—ആദ്യത്തിൽ അസന്തോഷം ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന വാക്കുകൾ പറഞ്ഞാലും, അവസാനം അവ തന്നെ ക്ഷേമവും സന്തോഷവും നൽകും; അതുകൊണ്ട് അവൻ തീർച്ചയായും ഉപദേശിച്ച് ഉണർത്തുന്നു.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches discernment: dharmic correction may feel unpleasant initially, but it protects the soul’s long-term well-being. In Shaiva thought, such guidance supports inner purification and steadiness in bhakti toward Shiva.
Linga-worship emphasizes truthfulness, self-restraint, and dharma as supports for devotion. A devotee who accepts corrective counsel becomes more fit for Saguna Shiva worship—transforming ego and conduct into offerings to Shiva.
Practice daily self-examination with japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), accepting dharmic correction as Shiva’s grace; pair it with calm, disciplined conduct as a living form of worship.