Shloka 37
नारीसन्देहभञ्जक-शम्भ्ववतारकथा
The Account of Śambhu’s Incarnation that Dispels Doubts Concerning Women
सुतो विदर्भराजस्य शिवभक्तस्य धीमतः । अयं सत्यरथस्यैव स्वधर्मनिरतस्य हि
suto vidarbharājasya śivabhaktasya dhīmataḥ | ayaṃ satyarathasyaiva svadharmaniratasya hi
Đứa trẻ này là con của Satyaratha, vua xứ Vidarbha—bậc trí giả, tín đồ của Chúa Śiva, và luôn kiên định trong bổn phận chính pháp của mình.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Significance: Models the ideal ‘śiva-bhakta’ householder-king whose svadharma becomes a support for devotion and merit.
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It presents the Shaiva ideal that true spiritual progress comes from Śiva-bhakti joined with steadiness in svadharma—devotion that sanctifies worldly responsibility rather than rejecting it.
By praising a king as a ‘Śiva-bhakta,’ the verse implies Saguna worship—devotion to Śiva as the personal Lord—often expressed in Purāṇic practice through Liṅga-pūjā performed while living a dharmic life.
The practical takeaway is daily Śiva-upāsanā alongside one’s duties—such as Liṅga-abhiṣeka, Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) wearing, and japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’ with a disciplined, dharmic conduct.