Shloka 35
देवर्षि-प्रश्नः तथा असुर-वध-हेतुनिवेदनम् | The Devas’ Petition and the Cause for Slaying Asuras
न स्वार्थं मे प्रवृत्तिर्हि सम्यक्स्वार्थविचिंतनात् । तथापि तत्करिष्यामि भवदुक्तं जगद्धितम्
na svārthaṃ me pravṛttirhi samyaksvārthaviciṃtanāt | tathāpi tatkariṣyāmi bhavaduktaṃ jagaddhitam
എന്റെ പ്രവൃത്തി സ്വാർത്ഥലാഭത്തിനല്ല; യഥാർത്ഥ സ്വാർത്ഥം എന്തെന്നു ഞാൻ സമ്യക്മായി വിചാരിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. എങ്കിലും, ലോകഹിതത്തിനായുള്ള നിങ്ങൾ പറഞ്ഞതു ഞാൻ നിർബന്ധമായി ചെയ്യും.
Satī (Pārvatī in her incarnation as Satī)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse teaches niṣkāma resolve grounded in discernment: when one understands “true self-interest” as alignment with dharma and Shiva’s grace, personal desire falls away and action becomes jagat-hita (welfare of all).
In Shaiva practice, worship of the Linga (Saguna Shiva as an accessible support) trains the devotee to surrender egoic motives; this verse mirrors that surrender—doing what is instructed because it serves the cosmic good upheld by Shiva.
Adopt niṣkāma-bhāva during Shiva-pūjā: offer actions mentally at the Linga while repeating the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” dedicating the fruit of worship to jagat-hita rather than personal gain.