साधुवेषद्विजाह्वयावतारकथनम् | Account of the ‘Sādhu-veṣa’ Brahmin-Named Incarnation
Prelude
सर्वान्संपृच्छ यत्नेन मेनादीन्पा र्वती विना । रोगिणे नौषधं शैल कुपथ्यं रोचते सदा
sarvānsaṃpṛccha yatnena menādīnpā rvatī vinā | rogiṇe nauṣadhaṃ śaila kupathyaṃ rocate sadā
اے شیل راج ہمالیہ! مینا وغیرہ سب سے کوشش کے ساتھ مشورہ کر، مگر پاروتی کو درمیان میں نہ لا۔ بیمار کو دوا کبھی پسند نہیں آتی؛ اسے تو کُپتھّیہ ہی ہمیشہ بھاتا ہے۔
Lord Shiva (instructing Himālaya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
It teaches discernment: the bound soul (like a patient) often dislikes the “medicine” of dharma and tapas, preferring what strengthens bondage; Shiva urges careful, protective decision-making aligned with spiritual welfare.
Saguna Shiva acts as compassionate guide and healer: devotion to Shiva and Linga-worship is the curative discipline, even when the ego initially resists it—like a patient resisting medicine.
Adopt the ‘medicine’ consistently: japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with disciplined conduct, avoiding kupathya—habits that disturb purity and devotion.