Shloka 32
Kāmarūpeśvara’s Trial and Śiva’s Hidden Protection (कামरूपेश्वर-रक्षा-प्रसङ्गः)
करवालः पार्थिवं च यावत्स्पृशति नो द्विजाः । यावच्च पार्थिवात्तस्मादाविरासीत्स्वयं हरः
karavālaḥ pārthivaṃ ca yāvatspṛśati no dvijāḥ | yāvacca pārthivāttasmādāvirāsītsvayaṃ haraḥ
اے دِوِجوں! جب تک کرَوال نے اس پار्थِو (لِنگ) کو چھوا، اسی پار्थِو صورت سے تب خود ہَر (شیو) اپنے آپ ظاہر ہو گئے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Liṅgodbhava
Jyotirlinga: Bhīmaśaṃkara
Sthala Purana: Śiva manifests ‘svayam’ from a pārthiva-liṅga at the critical moment—an archetypal jyotirliṅga-style prādurbhāva where the liṅga becomes the epiphanic body of Hara for bhakta-rakṣaṇa.
Significance: Affirms efficacy of simple earthen-liṅga worship; inspires faith that Śiva responds directly to sincere devotion.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights that Śiva is not compelled by force; when devotion and destiny reach their limit, Hara reveals Himself from the liṅga by His own svātantrya (sovereign will), affirming Pati as the self-luminous Lord who grants grace.
The earthen liṅga represents a saguna support for worship; the verse teaches that sincere liṅga-upāsanā culminates in Śiva’s living presence, where the symbol becomes the doorway to direct divine manifestation.
It favors liṅga-pūjā with simple, pure materials (including a pārthiva-liṅga), steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and humility—seeking darśana through devotion rather than aggression.