Shloka 14
अवधूतेश्वरलीला (Avadhūteśvara-līlā) — Śiva Tests Indra’s Pride on the Way to Kailāsa
अथ चुक्रोध देवेशस्त्रैलोक्यैश्वर्य्यगर्वितः । उवाच वचनं क्रोधात्तं निर्भर्त्स्य जटाधरम्
atha cukrodha deveśastrailokyaiśvaryyagarvitaḥ | uvāca vacanaṃ krodhāttaṃ nirbhartsya jaṭādharam
Kemudian, Pemerintah para dewa, yang mabuk dengan kesombongan atas kedaulatannya di tiga dunia, menjadi marah. Dalam kemarahan itu, dia mengucapkan kata-kata kasar, mencela pertapa berambut kusut (Shiva).
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga setting; the verse spotlights the paśu-condition even in a deva: Indra’s aiśvarya-garva erupts as krodha when confronted with Śiva’s silence.
FAQs
It highlights how even exalted cosmic authority can be eclipsed by ahaṅkāra (ego). From a Śaiva Siddhānta lens, pride binds the soul (paśu) with pasha (bondage), while Śiva—the true Lord (Pati)—remains beyond such agitation, teaching humility as a doorway to grace.
Calling Śiva “jaṭādhara” points to Saguna Śiva—His visible ascetic form revered in iconography and in Liṅga worship. The narrative contrast (worldly power vs. the ascetic Lord) reinforces that devotion to the Liṅga is devotion to the Supreme who transcends mere rank and dominion.
The practical takeaway is ego-purification through japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and steady remembrance of Śiva as Jaṭādhara. A simple discipline is daily mantra-japa with a humble sankalpa, optionally supported by rudrākṣa for focus.