Shloka 49
संध्याचरित्रवर्णनम् (Sandhyā-caritra-varṇanam) — “Narration of Sandhyā’s Austerity and Encounter with Śiva”
अग्नौ शरीत्यागस्ते पूर्वमेव प्रतिश्रुतः । तदुपायं वदामि त्वां तत्कुरुष्व न संशयः
agnau śarītyāgaste pūrvameva pratiśrutaḥ | tadupāyaṃ vadāmi tvāṃ tatkuruṣva na saṃśayaḥ
അഗ്നിയിൽ ദേഹത്യാഗം ചെയ്യുമെന്ന പ്രതിജ്ഞ നീ മുമ്പേ ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു. അതിന്റെ ഉപായം ഞാൻ നിന്നോട് പറയുന്നു; അതുപോലെ തന്നെ ചെയ്യുക, സംശയം വേണ്ട।
Lord Śiva (instructing Satī, inferred from Satīkhaṇḍa narrative context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; it belongs to the Satī-cycle where Śiva instructs Satī on the means of relinquishing the body through fire as part of a larger karmic-theological unfolding (Satī’s departure and future rebirth).
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights unwavering saṅkalpa (vowed resolve) guided by Śiva’s instruction—renunciation must be undertaken with clarity, right method, and freedom from doubt, reflecting Shaiva emphasis on disciplined will aligned to Pati (Śiva).
Śiva appears here as Saguna Guru—personally guiding the devotee. In Linga-worship, the same principle applies: one approaches Śiva as the living, instructing Lord who grants right understanding and steadiness (niścaya) in practice.
The verse stresses niścaya (doubtless execution) under Śiva’s guidance; a practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and surrender of egoic hesitation before undertaking any vrata or intense sādhana.