Shloka 32
अत्रीश्वरमाहात्म्यवर्णनम् (Atrīśvara-māhātmya-varṇanam) — “Account of the Greatness of Atrīśvara”
सूत उवाच । इत्युक्त्वा तु समादाय पतिं तं सा पतिव्रता । गता द्रुतं शिवं स्मृत्वा यत्र गंगा सरिद्वरा
sūta uvāca | ityuktvā tu samādāya patiṃ taṃ sā pativratā | gatā drutaṃ śivaṃ smṛtvā yatra gaṃgā saridvarā
สูตกล่าวว่า “ครั้นกล่าวดังนั้นแล้ว นางผู้มั่นคงในพรตแห่งภรรยาได้พาสวามีไปด้วย ระลึกถึงพระศิวะแล้วรีบไปยังที่ซึ่งพระคงคา สายน้ำอันประเสริฐ ไหลอยู่”
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It highlights Śiva-smaraṇa (remembering Śiva) joined with dharmic action: the pativratā’s swift movement toward the Gaṅgā shows that devotion is not only sentiment but an active turning of life toward sacred presence, where grace and purification are sought.
Remembering Śiva while proceeding to the Gaṅgā reflects Saguna-bhakti—holding the Lord in mind as a personal, compassionate refuge. In Jyotirliṅga contexts, such remembrance naturally culminates in liṅga-darśana and worship at a tīrtha, where Śiva is approached through form and sacred place.
A simple takeaway is nāma-smaraṇa or mantra-japa while traveling—especially the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—and, upon reaching the Gaṅgā, performing tīrtha-snān (ritual bath) with Śiva in the heart before worship.