Shloka 62
गिरिजातपः-परीक्षा तथा सप्तर्षि-आह्वानम्
Girijā’s Austerity-Test and the Summoning of the Seven Sages
यद्भवद्भिस्सुभणितं वचनं मुनिसत्तमाः । तदन्यथा तद्विवेकं वर्णयामि समासतः
yadbhavadbhissubhaṇitaṃ vacanaṃ munisattamāḥ | tadanyathā tadvivekaṃ varṇayāmi samāsataḥ
โอเหล่ามุนีผู้ประเสริฐ วาจาที่ท่านทั้งหลายกล่าวนั้นเป็นสุภาษิตแท้; กระนั้นเพื่อให้เข้าใจความหมายที่มุ่งหมายโดยถูกต้อง เราจักอธิบาย “วิจารณญาณที่แท้” ของถ้อยคำนั้นโดยสังเขปในอีกแนวทางหนึ่ง।
Sūta Gosvāmin
Significance: Hermeneutic pivot: Sūta acknowledges the sages’ statement yet promises a concise viveka (discernment). In Siddhānta terms, this models śāstra-vyākhyāna—clarifying meaning to remove doubt (saṃśaya) that binds the paśu.
FAQs
It highlights viveka—right discernment—as essential for grasping the intended meaning of sacred teaching, so devotion and understanding align with the true Shaiva purport (Pati as the supreme Lord who grants liberation).
It implies that ritual and narrative about Saguna Shiva (such as Linga-worship) must be understood with proper discernment—so external practice is joined with correct inner meaning, leading the devotee toward Shiva’s grace.
The verse primarily recommends contemplative inquiry (viveka) and attentive listening to scripture; as a takeaway, one may pair study with steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to internalize the teaching.