Shloka 10
गृहस्थ-जीवनसंस्काराः तथा पुत्रजन्म-शुभलक्षणवर्णनम् / Household Saṃskāras and the Auspicious Portents of a Son’s Birth
परितस्सरितस्स्वच्छा भूतानां मानसैस्सह । तमोऽताम्यत्तु नितरां रजोऽपि विरजोऽभवत्
paritassaritassvacchā bhūtānāṃ mānasaissaha | tamo'tāmyattu nitarāṃ rajo'pi virajo'bhavat
परितस्सरितस्स्वच्छा भूतानां मानसैस्सह । तमोऽताम्यत्तु नितरां रजोऽपि विरजोऽभवत् ॥
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: Not tied to a single shrine; the verse universalizes Rudra’s presence as a purifier of both outer waters and inner mind-streams, a pan-Indian tīrtha principle.
Significance: Frames pilgrimage as inner purification: bathing (snāna) and darśana are efficacious when Rudra’s grace clarifies the antaḥkaraṇa, dispelling tamas and refining rajas.
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: Guṇa-transformation motif: tamas dispelled; rajas ‘viraja’ (refined/untainted) indicating Rudra’s sattvifying anugraha over cosmos and psyche.
FAQs
It describes Rudra’s grace as a power of inner purification: when Shiva is realized, the mind becomes lucid, tamas is dispelled, and rajas is refined—supporting steadiness for liberation (moksha).
Linga-worship of Saguna Shiva is presented as a practical doorway to inner transformation: devotion and contemplation of Rudra purify the devotee’s mental currents, making the heart fit for higher realization of Shiva.
A fitting takeaway is daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with calm breath and mental watchfulness, supported by Shaiva purity disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudraksha as aids to reduce tamas and restless rajas.