Shloka 27
स्वप्नवर्णनपूर्वकं संक्षेपशिवचरितवर्णनम् / Dream-Portents and a Concise Account of Śiva’s Career
ततो मेने कियत्कालं परीक्ष्यं तत्फलं प्रिये । योग्यमस्तीदमेवेह बुध्यस्व त्वं मम ध्रुवम्
tato mene kiyatkālaṃ parīkṣyaṃ tatphalaṃ priye | yogyamastīdameveha budhyasva tvaṃ mama dhruvam
پھر، اے عزیز، کچھ مدت غور کرکے اور اس کے نتیجے کو پرکھ کر میں اس فیصلے پر پہنچا—‘یہی یہاں سب سے زیادہ موزوں ہے۔’ اسے میرا پختہ اور اٹل فیصلہ سمجھو۔
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights Shiva’s siddhānta of viveka (discernment): spiritual choices should be made only after examining their phala (consequence), and then held with dhruva-niścaya (steadfast resolve) aligned to dharma.
Saguna Shiva is approached through clear commitment and right understanding—this verse models the devotee’s attitude: test what leads to auspiciousness and then adhere firmly to the chosen Shaiva path of worship.
The takeaway is niścaya in sādhanā: adopt a steady daily discipline—such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with focused buddhi—and maintain it without wavering after recognizing its spiritual fruit.