Shloka 38
नारीसन्देहभञ्जक-शम्भ्ववतारकथा
The Account of Śambhu’s Incarnation that Dispels Doubts Concerning Women
शृणु सत्यरथो राजा हतः शाल्वे रणे परैः । तत्पत्नी निशि सुव्यग्रा निर्ययौ स्वगृहाद्द्रुतम्
śṛṇu satyaratho rājā hataḥ śālve raṇe paraiḥ | tatpatnī niśi suvyagrā niryayau svagṛhāddrutam
వినుము—శాల్వలో జరిగిన యుద్ధంలో రాజు సత్యరథుడు శత్రువులచేత హతుడయ్యెను. అప్పుడు అతని భార్య రాత్రివేళ అత్యంత వ్యాకులమై తన ఇంటి నుండి వేగంగా బయటికి పరుగెత్తింది।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Rudra
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights the fragility of worldly sovereignty and the suddenness of fate; such shock is often portrayed in the Purana as a turning point that redirects the soul from transient supports toward enduring refuge in Lord Shiva (Pati) and dharmic conduct.
Though the verse is narrative, it sets the emotional and karmic backdrop where devotees seek Saguna Shiva—Shiva as the compassionate Lord who receives the distressed—often through Linga-worship as a stable, accessible form amid life’s upheavals.
A practical Shaiva takeaway is to respond to crisis with japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and steadying observances like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha, cultivating surrender and inner composure rather than panic.