Shloka 35
संहाररूप-प्रादुर्भावः
Manifestation of Śiva’s Saṃhāra-Form
वीरभद्रोऽपि भगवान्गणाध्यक्षो महाबलः । नृसिंहकृत्तिं निष्कृष्य समादाय ययौ गिरिम्
vīrabhadro'pi bhagavāngaṇādhyakṣo mahābalaḥ | nṛsiṃhakṛttiṃ niṣkṛṣya samādāya yayau girim
Dann riss auch Vīrabhadra—verehrungswürdig und von ungeheurer Macht, der Anführer von Śivas Gaṇas—das Löwenfellgewand an sich, nahm es auf und ging zum Berge.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
FAQs
It highlights disciplined divine service: Vīrabhadra, though supremely powerful, acts as an instrument of Śiva’s will—showing that true strength in Shaiva thought is power governed by devotion, duty, and inner restraint.
Vīrabhadra is a manifestation of Śiva’s Saguna dimension—His active, protective, world-engaged power. Remembering such forms supports devotion to the Linga as the stable center of worship while acknowledging Śiva’s dynamic energies that uphold dharma.
A practical takeaway is sevā-bhāva with mantra: worship Śiva with steady japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while cultivating detachment—acting firmly in one’s duties without ego, as Vīrabhadra does.