Shloka 13
त्रिपुरदीक्षाविधानम् — Tripura Dīkṣā: Prescriptive Procedure
Chapter on the Ordinance of Initiation
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य हरेश्च परमात्मनः । नमस्कृत्य प्रत्युवाच स मायी तं जनार्दनम्
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya hareśca paramātmanaḥ | namaskṛtya pratyuvāca sa māyī taṃ janārdanam
പരമാത്മാവായ ഹരിയുടെ ആ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട് മായാധാരി ജനാർദനനെ നമസ്കരിച്ചു; പിന്നെ മറുപടി പറഞ്ഞു.
Suta Goswami (narrating the dialogue in the Yuddha-khaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights that even one skilled in māyā must bow before the Supreme Reality; reverence and humility precede right speech and right action, aligning the soul (paśu) toward the Lord’s grace.
By emphasizing salutation to the Supreme Self, it supports the Purāṇic principle that devotion to the manifest Lord (saguṇa worship, including Liṅga-pūjā) disciplines the mind and weakens māyā’s hold, preparing one for higher realization.
The immediate takeaway is namaskāra (prostration) with inner surrender—ideally paired with mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to steady the mind against māyā.