Shloka 14
अवंतीस्थ-ब्राह्मणकथा तथा तृतीय-ज्योतिर्लिङ्गोपाख्यान-प्रस्तावना
Avanti Brahmin Narrative and Prelude to the Third Jyotirliṅga
पर्वते रत्नमाले च दूषणाख्यो महासुरः । बलवान्दैत्यराजश्च धर्मद्वेषी निरन्तरम्
parvate ratnamāle ca dūṣaṇākhyo mahāsuraḥ | balavāndaityarājaśca dharmadveṣī nirantaram
บนภูเขารัตนมาลามีมหาอสูรนามว่า ทูษณะ อาศัยอยู่; เขาเข้มแข็ง เป็นราชาแห่งไทตยะ และเกลียดชังธรรมะอยู่มิรู้คลาย.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Bhairava
FAQs
It introduces the archetype of the dharma-dveṣī (one who hates righteousness), setting the moral-spiritual contrast by which Shiva’s grace and the restoration of dharma become intelligible in the narrative.
In Kotirudrasaṃhitā, asuric hostility to dharma typically becomes the backdrop for turning toward Saguna Shiva—worship of the Linga as the accessible form through which Shiva protects devotees and re-establishes sacred order.
The implied takeaway is to strengthen dharma through Shiva-upāsanā—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined conduct, which counteracts the inner tendency toward dharma-dveṣa.