Shloka 35
दधीचाश्रमगमनम् — Viṣṇu’s Disguise and Dadhīca’s Fearlessness
Kṣu’s Request
दधीच उवाच । मायां त्यज महाबाहो प्रतिभासो विचारतः । विज्ञातानि सहस्राणि दुर्विज्ञेयानि माधव
dadhīca uvāca | māyāṃ tyaja mahābāho pratibhāso vicārataḥ | vijñātāni sahasrāṇi durvijñeyāni mādhava
Dadhīci berkata: “Wahai yang berlengan perkasa, tinggalkanlah Māyā. Apabila diselidiki dengan pertimbangan yang jernih, dunia ini hanyalah suatu tampakan. Wahai Mādhava, meskipun ribuan perkara dapat ‘diketahui’, hakikat yang halus tetap sukar untuk diketahui.”
Sage Dadhīci
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches viveka (discriminative inquiry): what seems solid is often mere pratibhāsa (appearance) under Māyā, so liberation requires turning from delusion toward the hard-won realization of the Highest—ultimately fulfilled in devotion and grace of Pati (Śiva).
By rejecting Māyā and examining appearances, the seeker is directed from outward entanglement to stable contemplation; Saguna worship—such as Linga-upāsanā—becomes a purifying support that steadies the mind and leads toward recognition of Śiva as the true Reality beyond shifting appearances.
Daily self-inquiry with japa and dhyāna—especially Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya")—supported by Shaiva disciplines like vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa, to weaken Māyā’s grip and deepen inner clarity.