Shloka 17
Kāmākṣā-māhātmya (Glory of Kāmākṣā) with Siddhanātha Account
ततः कदाचित्प्रियया प्रदिष्टो महेश्वरः सार्द्धमगप्रसूत्या । तत्त्वोपदेशाय जगाम भद्रे स लोकलोकाच लमप्रमेयः ॥ १७ ॥
tataḥ kadācitpriyayā pradiṣṭo maheśvaraḥ sārddhamagaprasūtyā | tattvopadeśāya jagāma bhadre sa lokalokāca lamaprameyaḥ || 17 ||
Kemudian, pada suatu ketika, didorong oleh kekasihnya, Mahādeva—bersama puteri yang lahir dari Gunung—berangkat, wahai wanita yang bertuah, untuk menyampaikan ajaran kebenaran. Tuhan yang tidak terukur itu pun sampai ke Gunung Lokāloka.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within the Uttara-bhāga narrative frame; traditionally Sūta conveying the Purāṇa)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It presents Śiva as the immeasurable teacher of tattva (ultimate reality) and situates that teaching within Purāṇic sacred cosmology—his movement to Lokāloka links spiritual instruction with the cosmic boundary that separates the known worlds from darkness/unknowable regions.
Bhakti is implied through the relational motif—Śiva being ‘urged by his beloved’—showing divine action arising from loving communion; the verse frames tattva-upadeśa as compassionate guidance given for the welfare and upliftment of beings.
No direct Vedāṅga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotiṣa, Kalpa) instruction is stated; the practical takeaway is Purāṇic cosmography used in pilgrimage/mahatmya contexts, where places like Lokāloka function as doctrinal markers for understanding loka-structure.