Shloka 15
Sagara-vaṃśa-prasavaḥ — The Birth of Sagara’s Sons and the Bhāgīratha Lineage
येन स्वर्गादिहागत्य मुहूर्तं प्राप्य जीवितम् । त्रयोऽपि संचिता लोका बुद्ध्या सत्येन चानघ
yena svargādihāgatya muhūrtaṃ prāpya jīvitam | trayo'pi saṃcitā lokā buddhyā satyena cānagha
Hỡi bậc vô tội, nhờ người ấy—từ cõi trời giáng xuống đây và chỉ được một khoảnh khắc sinh mệnh—mà nhờ trí tuệ phân minh cùng lòng chân thật, có thể thâu giữ quả phúc của cả ba cõi.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: General teaching: even brief embodied opportunity (muhūrta of human life) can yield the highest puruṣārtha when aligned with satya and buddhi oriented to Śiva; implies the rare ‘manuṣya-janma’ as a gateway to grace.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that even a brief span of human life is spiritually decisive: with right discernment (buddhi) and truthfulness (satya), one can gain the highest fruits across the three worlds—pointing to the Shaiva ideal of inner purification leading toward Shiva’s grace.
Linga-worship is not merely external; it is fulfilled when the devotee’s conduct becomes aligned with Shiva—especially satya and clear buddhi. Such inner alignment makes worship efficacious and turns worldly life into a means for merit and liberation.
The implied practice is disciplined living: truthfulness in speech and action, and contemplative discernment. In Shaiva practice this pairs naturally with daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and self-examination to keep one’s mind steady and truthful.