Shloka 41
गिरिजातपः-परीक्षा तथा सप्तर्षि-आह्वानम्
Girijā’s Austerity-Test and the Summoning of the Seven Sages
मुनिना निजविद्या यच्छ्राविता कर्णरोचना । स स्वगेहं विहायाशु भिक्षां चरति प्रायशः
muninā nijavidyā yacchrāvitā karṇarocanā | sa svagehaṃ vihāyāśu bhikṣāṃ carati prāyaśaḥ
ముని తన స్వవిద్యను—కర్ణరమ్యమైనదిగా—అతనికి వినిపించాడు. అది విని అతడు వెంటనే తన ఇంటిని విడిచి, ఎక్కువగా భిక్షాటన చేస్తూ సంచరించసాగెను.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Bhikṣāṭana
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights śravaṇa (reverent listening) as a catalyst for vairāgya: when true knowledge is heard from a realized sage, worldly attachment loosens and the seeker naturally turns toward a life oriented to Shiva and liberation.
Renunciation here is not mere rejection of life, but a shift of center—away from possessiveness to single-pointed devotion; such a seeker typically adopts simple, disciplined worship of Saguna Shiva (often through Linga-upāsanā) supported by humility and dependence on divine grace.
The implied practice is śravaṇa leading to disciplined sādhana: living simply, begging only as needed, and sustaining oneself with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steady remembrance of Shiva.