Shloka 13
मेनायाः क्रोध-विलापः — Menā’s Lament and Reproach
to the Sage
सिंहसेवां तथा मुक्त्वा शृगालस्सेवितस्त्वया । ब्रह्मविद्यां तथा मुक्त्वा कुगाथा च श्रुता त्वया
siṃhasevāṃ tathā muktvā śṛgālassevitastvayā | brahmavidyāṃ tathā muktvā kugāthā ca śrutā tvayā
Bỏ việc phụng sự sư tử, ngươi lại đi phụng sự chó rừng. Bỏ thánh trí Brahman (Brahmavidyā), ngươi lại lắng nghe những chuyện hèn mọn, vô giá trị.
Lord Shiva (admonishing in a teaching context within the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa narrative)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it is a didactic rebuke contrasting noble service and liberating brahmavidyā with inferior attachments and frivolous hearing.
Significance: General teaching: avoid kuśruti/ku-saṅga; seek brahmavidyā and sat-saṅga oriented to Śiva, the true teacher.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It contrasts the noble path of liberating spiritual discipline (brahmavidyā) with inferior distractions, urging the seeker to choose what leads to Shiva-realization and freedom from bondage.
It implies prioritizing elevated Shiva-sādhana—such as focused devotion to Saguna Shiva through Linga worship—over trivial pursuits that weaken faith and inner purity.
A practical takeaway is to replace idle listening with śravaṇa of Shiva-tattva and steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), supported by disciplined worship.