Shloka 37
वराङ्ग्याः सुतजन्म-उत्पातवर्णनम् | Birth of Varāṅgī’s Son and the Description of Portents
Utpātas
इत्येवं मद्वचः श्रुत्वा तारकस्स महासुरः । मां प्रणम्य सुसंस्तूय वरं वव्रेऽतिदारुणम्
ityevaṃ madvacaḥ śrutvā tārakassa mahāsuraḥ | māṃ praṇamya susaṃstūya varaṃ vavre'tidāruṇam
Als er so meine Worte vernommen hatte, verneigte sich Tāraka, der mächtige Asura, vor mir, pries mich gebührend und erwählte daraufhin eine Gunst von überaus schrecklicher Tragweite.
Brahma (narrating in first person within the Parvati Khanda context)
Tattva Level: pashu
Type: stotra
FAQs
It shows that external humility—bowing and praising—does not by itself purify intent; when desire is bound by pasha (bondage), even devotion-like acts can be used to seek harmful power, leading to suffering and the restoration of dharma through Shiva’s will.
The verse highlights a key Shaiva teaching: Saguna worship (praise, prostration) must be joined with sattvic intention and surrender to Pati (the Lord). Otherwise, the same ritual gestures can become instruments of ego, unlike true Linga-bhakti aimed at grace and liberation.
A practical takeaway is to pair namaskara and stuti with the Panchakshara mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a vow of ahimsa and dharma, so worship becomes a means of inner purification rather than a pursuit of destructive boons.