Shloka 48
Gṛhapati’s Vow: Turning Grief into Mṛtyuñjaya–Mahākāla Sādhana (गृहपतेः प्रतिज्ञा—मृत्युंजय-महाकालजपः)
क्षणं च गिरिवत्तस्थौ चित्रकूटत्रिपुत्रकः । यथा तथा सुसम्पन्नो विस्मृत्यात्मानमेव च
kṣaṇaṃ ca girivattasthau citrakūṭatriputrakaḥ | yathā tathā susampanno vismṛtyātmānameva ca
ഒരു ക്ഷണം ചിത്രകൂടൻ—ത്രിപുത്രകബന്ധിതൻ—പർവ്വതംപോലെ അചലമായി നിന്നു. സർവ്വസമൃദ്ധിയാൽ സമ്പന്നനായി ആ നിലയിൽ സ്വയംതന്നെയും മറന്നു.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights a state where worldly completeness and overwhelming experience can make one forget the ego-self; in Shaiva thought, true steadiness is like a mountain—unshaken—pointing toward inner detachment that prepares the soul (paśu) to turn toward Pati, Shiva.
The verse describes the devotee/narrative figure becoming motionless and absorbed; such absorption mirrors how Linga-worship steadies the mind—Saguna Shiva’s form becomes a support for concentration until self-centeredness dissolves.
It suggests steady, mountain-like dhyāna: sit unmoving, fix awareness on Shiva (often through the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), letting distractions fall away until the sense of “I” quiets.