Shloka 49
Kirātāvatāra, Durvāsā-upākhyāna, and the Logic of Divine Rescue
Kirātākhyam-avatāra; Pāṇḍava-prasaṅga
प्रमादश्च कृतोऽस्माभिस्तद्वचश्शिथिलीकृतम् । स देवमार्गस्तु पुनरिदानीमुपदिश्यताम्
pramādaśca kṛto'smābhistadvacaśśithilīkṛtam | sa devamārgastu punaridānīmupadiśyatām
“Quả thật chúng con đã hành xử bất cẩn, và lời Ngài đã bị chúng con xem nhẹ. Vì vậy, xin Ngài nay hãy chỉ dạy lại cho chúng con về con đường thiêng liêng ấy—con đường dẫn đến Thượng Đế.”
A devotee-disciple (addressing the narrator/teacher within the Shatarudrasaṃhitā dialogue)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Confession of pramāda (negligence) and request for renewed upadeśa models the pilgrim’s corrective turn (prāyaścitta + re-commitment) that makes tīrtha and temple practice transformative rather than merely touristic.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It emphasizes humility and repentance: when discipline slips (pramāda), the seeker should return to the guru’s instruction and re-enter the deva-mārga—Shiva’s liberating path—through renewed sincerity and steadiness.
By asking to be taught the “divine path” again, the verse supports restarting concrete Saguna practices—Linga worship, mantra-japa, and pūjā—with attentiveness, seeing them as channels for Shiva’s grace that restore the seeker’s direction.
A practical takeaway is to resume daily Shiva-sādhana with care—especially Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and regular Linga-pūjā—correcting past laxity by consistent, focused practice.