Shloka 31
मित्रसह-राज्ञो रक्षत्व-शापकथा — The Curse that Turns King Mitrasaha into a Rakshasa
Vasiṣṭha’s Śāpa Narrative
बाह्योद्यानगतस्तस्याश्चितया परयार्दितः । ददर्श मुनिमायान्तं गौतमं पार्थिवश्च सः
bāhyodyānagatastasyāścitayā parayārditaḥ | dadarśa munimāyāntaṃ gautamaṃ pārthivaśca saḥ
اُس کی چتا کی سخت تپش سے نہایت مضطرب ہو کر وہ راجا بیرونی باغ میں گیا۔ وہاں اُس نے آتے ہوئے رشی گوتم کو دیکھا۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights how intense grief and worldly shock can become a turning point, drawing one toward saintly guidance—often the doorway to Shiva-bhakti and dharmic restoration in Shaiva narratives.
Though the verse is narrative, the approach of a great rishi typically signals a transition from sorrow to prescribed Shiva-oriented remedies—such as Linga worship, vows, and pilgrimage—through which Saguna Shiva’s grace is sought in times of crisis.
The immediate suggestion is seeking satsanga (guidance of a realized sage); in Shaiva practice this commonly leads to japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined worship as advised by the guru-like rishi.