Shloka 33
Sunartaka-Naṭa Avatāra and Pārvatī’s Boon-Request (Śiva as the Testing Benefactor)
अथासौ भिक्षुवर्यो हि तस्मात्तस्याश्च सूतिकृत् । भिक्षां ययाचे दुर्गान्तान्नान्यज्जग्राह किञ्चन
athāsau bhikṣuvaryo hi tasmāttasyāśca sūtikṛt | bhikṣāṃ yayāce durgāntānnānyajjagrāha kiñcana
பின்னர் அவளுக்குச் சூதிகர்மம் செய்த அந்த முதன்மை பிக்ஷு, அவனிடமும் அவளிடமும் பிக்ஷை வேண்டினார். அடுத்த கடினப் பாதைத் துண்டை அடையத் தேவையான அளவையே பெற்றார்; வேறொன்றையும் எதுவும் ஏற்கவில்லை.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Bhikṣāṭana
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: teaching
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It highlights vairāgya (non-attachment): the holy mendicant takes only what is necessary for dharma and sustenance, modeling restraint that supports inner purity and God-realization under Shaiva teaching.
Though the Linga is not named here, the ethic of minimalism and purity is foundational to Saguna Shiva worship—approaching Shiva with a restrained mind and offering life itself as disciplined worship rather than mere external gifts.
Practice aparigraha (non-hoarding) alongside japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” keeping daily needs simple and the mind focused—an inner discipline aligned with Shaiva sādhanā.