Shloka 13
सत्यप्रतिज्ञा-तपःसंवादः
Pārvatī’s Vow of Truth and the Dialogue on Her Tapas
कपालधारी सर्पौघैस्सर्वगात्रेषु वेष्टितः । विषदिग्धोऽभक्ष्यभक्षो विरूपाक्षो विभीषणः
kapāladhārī sarpaughaissarvagātreṣu veṣṭitaḥ | viṣadigdho'bhakṣyabhakṣo virūpākṣo vibhīṣaṇaḥ
তেওঁ কপালপাত্ৰ ধাৰণ কৰে আৰু সৰ্পসমূহে তেওঁৰ সৰ্বাঙ্গ বেষ্টিত। বিষলিপ্ত, তেওঁ অভক্ষ্যও ভক্ষণ কৰে; তেওঁ বিরূপাক্ষ আৰু বিভীষণমূর্তি।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Type: stotra
FAQs
The verse portrays Shiva as the Pati (Supreme Lord) who transcends worldly opposites like pure/impure and fearful/beautiful; what seems terrifying to the ego becomes auspicious to the devotee who recognizes Shiva as the liberator.
It supports Saguna-upāsanā: devotees contemplate Shiva’s iconographic marks (kapāla, serpents, virūpākṣa) as sacred signs of his lordship over death, time, and poison—then mature toward the Linga as the all-containing symbol of the same Reality.
Meditate on Shiva’s fear-transcending form while repeating the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”); offer bilva and water with the intent to surrender impurity and fear—seeing Shiva as the one who holds and neutralizes poison.