Shloka 18
Satyavrata, Vasiṣṭha, and the Crisis of Dharma: Protection, Anger, and Vow-Discipline
मिषतां देवतानां च वसिष्ठस्य च कौशिकः । सशरीरं तदा तं तु दिवमारोह यत्प्रभुः
miṣatāṃ devatānāṃ ca vasiṣṭhasya ca kauśikaḥ | saśarīraṃ tadā taṃ tu divamāroha yatprabhuḥ
Enquanto os deuses observavam—junto com Vasiṣṭha—Kauśika (Viśvāmitra), por ordem do Senhor, então ascendeu ao céu com aquele mesmo corpo.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It highlights that the highest attainment is ultimately sealed by Pati (the Lord) through grace: even extraordinary tapas bears its final fruit when sanctioned by Shiva, showing the devotee’s upliftment is both effort (tapas) and divine command (anugraha).
In Shaiva reading, such “Lord’s command” implies the responsive Saguna Shiva who grants boons and spiritual elevation to sincere seekers; Linga-worship symbolizes approaching that Lord as the accessible form through which grace and liberation-flow are bestowed.
The verse implicitly affirms tapas supported by Shiva-bhakti—practically expressed through japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), disciplined vrata, and purity practices like Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness in sadhana.