Shloka 36
Anasūyā–Atri Tapas-Varṇana
Description of Anasūyā and Atri’s Austerities
कृत्वोपकारमेतस्या गमिष्यामीत्युवाच सा । शिवोऽपि ध्यानसम्बद्धो मुनेरत्रेर्मुनीश्वराः
kṛtvopakārametasyā gamiṣyāmītyuvāca sā | śivo'pi dhyānasambaddho muneratrermunīśvarāḥ
ครั้นได้เกื้อกูลนางแล้ว นางกล่าวว่า “บัดนี้ข้าจะไป” โอ้ยอดแห่งมุนี พระศิวะเองก็ยังทรงแน่วแน่ผูกพันอยู่ในสมาธิภาวนา ณ สันนิษฐานของฤๅษีอัตริ
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It highlights Shiva as the supreme Yogi—steadfast in dhyana—teaching that liberation-oriented life is anchored in inner absorption and detachment even amid events and encounters.
Shiva’s meditative absorption points devotees to Saguna worship (Linga, mantra, puja) as a doorway to the same inner stillness—moving from form-based devotion to direct contemplation of Shiva-consciousness.
A takeaway is dhyana with mantra-japa—especially the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya)—cultivating one-pointedness; accompanying Shaiva supports like Tripundra (bhasma) and rudraksha may be adopted as aids to steady practice.