Shloka 38
Glorification of Vārāṇasī: Kapardīśvara Liṅga and the Piśācamocana Tīrtha
यत्र प्रसूतिर्जगतो विनाशो येनावृतं सर्वमिदं शिवेन । तं ब्रह्मपारं भगवंतमीशं प्रणम्य नित्यं शरणं प्रपद्ये
yatra prasūtirjagato vināśo yenāvṛtaṃ sarvamidaṃ śivena | taṃ brahmapāraṃ bhagavaṃtamīśaṃ praṇamya nityaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye
In Ihm liegen Geburt und Auflösung des Weltalls; von Ihm—der Śiva ist—wird diese ganze Welt durchdrungen und umhüllt. Nachdem ich mich stets vor jenem Herrn, dem Seligen jenseits des Brahman, verneigt habe, nehme ich unaufhörlich Zuflucht zu Ihm.
Unknown (verse presented as a standalone devotional declaration; likely part of a narrated stotra within the chapter)
Concept: Nitya-śaraṇāgati: continual refuge in the all-pervading Lord who contains both sṛṣṭi and pralaya.
Application: Adopt a daily rhythm of bowing/remembering (morning-evening) to cultivate steadiness through life’s beginnings and endings; see change as held within the divine.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vast cosmic ocean holds within it a luminous deity-form whose aura spreads through galaxies like threads of light. On one side, lotus-born creation unfurls; on the other, worlds dissolve into a gentle, non-terrifying twilight—both movements contained within the same serene presence as the devotee repeatedly bows.","primary_figures":["Īśa/Śiva (as all-pervading Lord)","symbolic beings of creation (lotus, Brahmā motif)","devotee"],"setting":"Cosmic panorama: nebulae, a subtle lotus of creation, and a dissolving horizon into the cosmic ocean; no fixed ground, emphasizing pervasion.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["cosmic teal","pearl white","lotus pink","twilight purple","soft gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central all-pervading Lord with expansive gold leaf prabhā, creation-lotus blooming on the left, dissolution waves on the right, devotee in repeated bowing posture (two small vignettes) to show ‘nityam’, rich jewel tones and embossed gold detailing across the cosmic border.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical cosmic landscape with delicate gradients, a calm deity figure whose aura subtly permeates the scene, tiny lotus of creation and dissolving mist of pralaya balanced symmetrically, refined devotee at the bottom edge in quiet pranāma.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized cosmic ocean bands, bold outlined deity with large eyes, lotus-creation motif and dissolution motif as patterned panels, warm reds/yellows contrasted with deep blues, temple-wall compositional symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate border of lotuses and vines, central deity with radiating halo, left panel showing lotus-bloom creation, right panel showing stylized wave-dissolution, repeated small devotee figures to indicate continual refuge, deep blues with gold highlights."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","soft cymbals","flowing water","gentle conch at cadence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रसूतिर्जगतो = प्रसूतिः + जगतः; येनावृतं = येन + आवृतम्; सर्वमिदं = सर्वम् + इदम्; भगवंतमीशं = भगवन्तम् + ईशम्.
FAQs
It presents Śiva as the all-pervading Lord in whom both cosmic origination and dissolution occur, and it frames devotion as continual surrender (śaraṇa-prapatti) to Him.
Brahmapāra literally means “beyond (or the far shore of) Brahman,” praising the deity as transcending even the highest metaphysical principle conceived as Brahman.
The verse teaches steady humility and reliance on the divine—regularly bowing and taking refuge in the Lord as the ultimate ground of the universe.