Shloka 40
दक्षस्य प्रजावृद्ध्युपायः — Dakṣa’s Means for Increasing Progeny
शापं प्रत्यग्रहीश्च त्वं स मुने निर्विकारधीः । एष एव ब्रह्मसाधो सहते सोपि च स्वयम्
śāpaṃ pratyagrahīśca tvaṃ sa mune nirvikāradhīḥ | eṣa eva brahmasādho sahate sopi ca svayam
โอฤๅษี ท่านเองก็รับคำสาปนั้นด้วยจิตอันไม่หวั่นไหว โอผู้บำเพ็ญพรตผู้ตั้งมั่นในพรหมะ บุคคลผู้นี้เองทนรับมัน และเขาเองก็แบกรับมันด้วยตนเอง।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It praises nirvikāra-dhī—unshaken awareness—showing that a true seeker endures karmic outcomes (like a curse) without inner disturbance, aligning the self with Shiva’s steadiness and moving toward liberation.
Saguna Shiva worship trains the devotee in surrender and inner composure; the verse reflects that maturity—bearing adversity without agitation—an inner fruit of devotion that Linga-upasana aims to cultivate.
Practice japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady breath and mind, and maintain daily Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of detachment—enduring pleasure and pain with the same Shiva-centered awareness.