Shloka 22
दक्षस्य प्रजावृद्ध्युपायः — Dakṣa’s Means for Increasing Progeny
काले गते बहुतरे मम पुत्रः प्रजापतिः । नाशं निशम्य पुत्राणां नारदादन्वतप्यत
kāle gate bahutare mama putraḥ prajāpatiḥ | nāśaṃ niśamya putrāṇāṃ nāradādanvatapyata
بہت زمانہ گزرنے کے بعد میرا بیٹا، پرجاپتی، نارَد سے اپنے بیٹوں کی ہلاکت کی خبر سن کر غم اور ندامت میں ڈوب گیا۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Cosmic Event: kāla-pravāha (passage of time)
FAQs
It highlights kāla (time) and karmic consequence: worldly progeny and plans can end suddenly, and sorrow becomes a doorway to vairāgya (detachment) and a turn toward Pati (Lord Shiva) as the only enduring refuge.
The Prajāpati’s grief underscores the instability of creation; Shaiva tradition directs the mind from perishable effects to the stable support—Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga-upāsanā) that gradually leads the devotee toward the higher, transcendental reality of Shiva.
A practical takeaway is to convert grief into japa and remembrance—especially Panchākṣarī mantra japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya")—with simple Shiva-oriented disciplines like bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and steady contemplation on impermanence.