Shloka 58
भैरवावतारलीलावर्णनम् (Bhairava-avatāra-līlā-varṇanam) — “Narration of the Divine Play of Bhairava’s Descent”
विधेः कपालं नामुंचत्करमत्यन्तदुस्सहम् । परस्य भ्रमतः क्वापि तत्काश्यां क्षणतोऽपतत्
vidheḥ kapālaṃ nāmuṃcatkaramatyantadussaham | parasya bhramataḥ kvāpi tatkāśyāṃ kṣaṇato'patat
বিধাতাৰ (ব্ৰহ্মাৰ) কপাল শিৱৰ হাত এৰি নাযায়—অত্যন্ত দুৰসহ বোজা আছিল। পৰমেশ্বৰ য’তে-ত’তে ভ্ৰমণ কৰোঁতে, সেই কপাল ক্ষণতে কাশীত খহি পৰিল।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Bhikṣāṭana
FAQs
It highlights Kāśī as a supremely purifying kṣetra where even a grave karmic burden symbolized by the skull can be released by the grace of the Supreme Lord, pointing to Śiva’s power to dissolve bondage (pāśa) and bestow liberation.
Kāśī is revered as Śiva’s own abode where Saguna Śiva is approached through sacred place, ritual, and devotion; the falling of the skull there underscores the tangible, grace-filled efficacy of worship in Śiva-kṣetras, often centered on the Liṅga.
Pilgrimage and worship at Kāśī—Liṅga-darśana, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and living with humility and repentance—are implied as practical means to seek Śiva’s grace for the removal of heavy inner burdens.