Shloka 1
Sūtasya Punargamanaṃ Kāśyāṃ—Bhasma-Rudrākṣa-Tripuṇḍra-Vidhiśca
Sūta’s Return to Kāśī and the Observances of Bhasma, Rudrākṣa, and Tripuṇḍra
व्यास उवाच । गतेऽथ सूते मुनयस्सुविस्मिता विचिन्त्य चान्योन्यमिदन्तु विस्मृतम् । यद्वामदेवस्य मतन्मुनीश्वर प्रत्यूचितन्तत्खलु नष्टमद्य नः
vyāsa uvāca | gate'tha sūte munayassuvismitā vicintya cānyonyamidantu vismṛtam | yadvāmadevasya matanmunīśvara pratyūcitantatkhalu naṣṭamadya naḥ
ဗျာသက ပြောသည်။ စူတ ထွက်ခွာသွားပြီးနောက် မုနိတို့သည် အလွန်အံ့သြကာ အချင်းချင်း ဆင်ခြင်ပြောဆိုကြသည်—“ဒါပေမယ့် ဤအရာကတော့ ကျွန်ုပ်တို့စိတ်မှ လွတ်ကျသွားပြီ။ ဝါမဒေဝ၏ သဘောတရားနှင့် ကိုက်ညီသော သင်ကြားချက်ကို၊ အို မုနိတို့၏ အရှင်၊ ယနေ့ ကျွန်ုပ်တို့အတွက် အဲဒီအဖြေက ပျောက်ဆုံးသွားသကဲ့သို့ ဖြစ်နေသည်” ဟု။
Vyasa
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Vāmadeva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it introduces a narrative problem: the sages’ forgetfulness of a crucial point aligned with Vāmadeva’s doctrine, setting up renewed inquiry and clarification.
Significance: Indirect: highlights the necessity of repeated śravaṇa/manana; sacred knowledge must be stabilized, not merely heard once.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights the urgency of retaining right teaching (śiva-jñāna): even exalted sages can “forget” without steady contemplation, implying that liberation-oriented understanding must be repeatedly heard, reflected upon, and assimilated.
The verse sets up a doctrinal clarification—typical of the Kailāsa Saṃhitā—where correct understanding supports correct worship: Saguna forms (like the Liṅga) become effective means when grounded in right Shaiva doctrine rather than mere ritual habit.
Śravaṇa–manana (listening and reflective contemplation) is implied: regularly revisiting Shiva-tattva teachings alongside steady japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to prevent spiritual forgetfulness and stabilize devotion and insight.