Shloka 7
गृहस्थ-जीवनसंस्काराः तथा पुत्रजन्म-शुभलक्षणवर्णनम् / Household Saṃskāras and the Auspicious Portents of a Son’s Birth
अरिष्टदीपनिर्वाणस्सर्वारिष्टविनाशकृत् । तनयो नाम तस्यान्तु शुचिष्मत्याम्बभूव ह
ariṣṭadīpanirvāṇassarvāriṣṭavināśakṛt | tanayo nāma tasyāntu śuciṣmatyāmbabhūva ha
शुचिष्मतीपासून ‘अरिष्टदीपनिर्वाण’ नावाचा पुत्र जन्मला, जो सर्व अरिष्टांचा (अमंगल संकेतांचा) नाश करणारा होता; खरोखर तेच त्याचे नाव झाले।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights Shiva’s protective, grace-bestowing power expressed through a divinely endowed birth: the principle that Shiva removes ariṣṭa (inauspiciousness) and restores auspicious order for devotees.
By presenting Shiva’s grace in a named, narratively accessible form (Saguna expression), it supports Linga-worship as a concrete means to seek Shiva’s protection, purification, and the removal of obstacles.
A practical takeaway is to pray to Shiva for obstacle-removal through Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and regular Tripuṇḍra-bhasma application as signs of surrender and purification.