Shloka 131
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
महाव्याधिसमुत्पत्तौ संकल्पं पुनराचरेत् । सर्वभावे दरिद्र स्तु दीपदानमथाचरेत्
mahāvyādhisamutpattau saṃkalpaṃ punarācaret | sarvabhāve daridra stu dīpadānamathācaret
Kapag sumiklab ang malubhang karamdaman, dapat niyang panibaguhin ang banal na panata (saṅkalpa) para sa pagsamba kay Śiva. At kung siya’y salat sa lahat ng bagay, saka niya isagawa ang pag-aalay ng ilawan (dīpa-dāna) bilang handog ng debosyon.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Vaidyanātha
Jyotirlinga: Vaidyanātha
Sthala Purana: Vaidyanātha is revered as Śiva the Divine Physician who removes disease and grants well-being; the verse’s focus on illness and remedial resolve naturally aligns with this healing aspect (vaidya-bhāva) of Śiva.
Significance: Sought for relief from illness and restoration of vitality; reinforces that even the destitute can offer a simple dīpa-dāna and renew saṅkalpa as a path to Śiva’s grace.
Type: mahamrityunjaya
Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā
Role: nurturing
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It teaches that adversity—especially serious illness—should deepen one’s commitment (saṅkalpa) to Śiva, and that even without wealth, devotion can be expressed through simple, sattvic offerings like dīpa-dāna.
Lamp-offering is a direct, visible act of reverence before the Śiva-liṅga, honoring Saguna Śiva through light (prakāśa) and steadiness of intention, which supports the devotee’s purification and inner turning toward Pati (Śiva).
Renew the saṅkalpa for Śiva-pūjā and perform dīpa-dāna—lighting and offering a lamp before Śiva—ideally alongside mental japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”