Shloka 44
Satyavrata, Vasiṣṭha, and the Crisis of Dharma: Protection, Anger, and Vow-Discipline
सगरस्स्वां प्रतिज्ञां तु गुरोर्वाक्यं निशम्य च । धर्मं जघान तेषां वै केशान्यत्वं चकार ह
sagarassvāṃ pratijñāṃ tu gurorvākyaṃ niśamya ca | dharmaṃ jaghāna teṣāṃ vai keśānyatvaṃ cakāra ha
ഗുരുവിന്റെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട് സഗരൻ തന്റെ പ്രതിജ്ഞ ദൃഢമായി പാലിച്ചു; ധർമ്മാനുസരിച്ച് പ്രവർത്തിച്ച് അവരുടെ കേശരൂപം മാറ്റി.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Īśāna
FAQs
It highlights that steadfastness in one’s vow and reverence for the guru’s instruction are expressions of dharma; such disciplined action shapes karmic outcomes and supports the soul’s gradual purification toward Shiva-realization.
Though not explicitly about the Linga, the verse reflects the Shaiva ethic that devotion to Shiva is sustained by dharma—truthfulness, fidelity to vows, and honoring the guru—qualities that make Linga-worship fruitful and sattvic.
A practical takeaway is to take a disciplined vrata (vow) with guidance from a competent teacher and support it with daily japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a dharmic anchor for conduct and inner restraint.