Shloka 15
Arjuna–Gaṇa Saṃvāda: Bāṇādhikāra, Tāpasa-veṣa, and the Ethics of Tapas (अर्जुन-गणसंवादः)
तस्माच्च मुच्यते बाणात्कृतघ्नस्त्वं भविष्यसि । ममैव स्वामिनो बाणस्तवार्थे मोचितो ध्रुवम्
tasmācca mucyate bāṇātkṛtaghnastvaṃ bhaviṣyasi | mamaiva svāmino bāṇastavārthe mocito dhruvam
അതുകൊണ്ട് നീ അമ്പിൽ നിന്ന് മോചിതനാകും; എങ്കിലും നീ തീർച്ചയായും കൃതഘ്നനെന്നു അറിയപ്പെടും. എന്റെ സ്വാമിയുടെ ഈ അമ്പ് നിന്റെ കാര്യമെന്നുറച്ച് തന്നെ വിട്ടതാണ്.
A devotee/attendant of Lord Shiva (a Shaiva speaker addressing the target of the arrow within the narrative)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights Shiva’s protective grace working through His instruments, while warning that receiving divine help yet responding with hostility or forgetfulness becomes kṛtaghnatā (ingratitude), an obstacle to dharma and inner purification.
It reflects Saguna Shiva’s active compassion in the world—Shiva is not only the transcendent Pati but also the Lord who intervenes to protect and guide. Linga-worship trains the devotee to recognize such grace and respond with humility and devotion rather than ego.
A practical takeaway is gratitude-centered bhakti: daily remembrance of Shiva’s protection through japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and offering (water/bhasma) with the resolve to avoid kṛtaghnatā and live in dharmic conduct.