Shloka 59
भैरवावतारवर्णनम् (Bhairavāvatāra-varṇanam) — “Description of the Descent/Manifestation of Bhairava”
अथ विष्णुविधी ज्ञात्वा विगर्वौ परमेश्वरः । प्रसन्नोऽभून्महादेवोऽकरोत्तावभयौ प्रभुः
atha viṣṇuvidhī jñātvā vigarvau parameśvaraḥ | prasanno'bhūnmahādevo'karottāvabhayau prabhuḥ
ثم إن الربَّ الأعلى، ماهاديفا (Mahādeva)، إذ فهم سلوك فيشنو وبراهما ونيّتهما، ورآهما وقد تجرّدا من الكِبر، صار رحيماً مُنعمًا؛ ومنح ذلك السيّدُ كليهما الأمانَ من الخوف (abhaya).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Models the fruit of humility: Śiva’s prasāda culminating in abhayadāna (fearlessness), a classic marker of divine grace and protection.
Mantra: अथ विष्णुविधी ज्ञात्वा विगर्वौ परमेश्वरः । प्रसन्नोऽभून्महादेवोऽकरोत्तावभयौ प्रभुः
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It teaches that when pride dissolves, Śiva’s anugraha (grace) naturally arises—granting abhayam (inner and outer fearlessness) and restoring dharmic order.
Saguna Śiva, approached through Linga-worship, is portrayed as the compassionate Lord who responds to surrender; His blessing of fearlessness is a fruit of devotion and humility before the Supreme.
Practice ego-reducing devotion: japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a prayer for abhayam, and offer Tripuṇḍra-bhasma as a reminder of surrender to Śiva’s protection.