Shloka 14
शारभावतारवर्णनम्
Account of Śiva’s Śārabha Manifestation and the Measureless Avatāras
शोणिताख्यपुरं गत्वा देवानाहूय सर्वतः । त्रिलोकीं स्ववशे कृत्वा चक्रे राज्यमकण्टकम्
śoṇitākhyapuraṃ gatvā devānāhūya sarvataḥ | trilokīṃ svavaśe kṛtvā cakre rājyamakaṇṭakam
శోణిత అనే నగరానికి వెళ్లి, అన్ని దిక్కుల నుండీ దేవతలను పిలిపించి, త్రిలోకాన్ని తన వశం చేసుకొని, కంటకరహితమైన నిర్బాధ రాజ్యాన్ని స్థాపించాడు।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames an asuric political ‘sovereignty’ that mimics divine lordship, setting up the need for divine intervention.
FAQs
The verse highlights worldly dominion—bringing the three worlds under control—as a display of temporal power; from a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, such mastery still belongs to the realm of māyā and pāśa unless it is surrendered to Pati (Śiva), who alone grants liberation beyond mere kingship.
By contrasting political supremacy with true spiritual sovereignty, the narrative implicitly points toward Saguna Shiva worship (Linga, mantra, and devotion) as the means to align authority with dharma and ultimately transcend it—recognizing Śiva as the real Lord of the three worlds.
A practical takeaway is to temper ambition with daily Shiva-upāsanā—japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and reverent application of Tripuṇḍra (bhasma)—so power and success do not harden into bondage.