Shloka 29
भैरवावतारवर्णनम् (Bhairavāvatāra-varṇanam) — “Description of the Descent/Manifestation of Bhairava”
नन्दीश्वर उवाच । श्रुत्युक्तमिदमाकर्ण्यातीवमायाविमोहितौ । स्मित्वाहतुर्विधिहरी निगमांस्तान्विचेतनौ
nandīśvara uvāca | śrutyuktamidamākarṇyātīvamāyāvimohitau | smitvāhaturvidhiharī nigamāṃstānvicetanau
Nandīśvara sprach: Als Brahmā und Viṣṇu diese von der Śruti verkündete Lehre vernahmen, wurden sie — von Māyā völlig betört — lächelnd und, gleichsam ohne Besinnung, begannen sie eben jene vedischen Aussprüche zu bestreiten.
Nandishvara (Nandi)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It highlights that even exalted gods like Brahmā and Viṣṇu can be veiled by Māyā, and that liberation arises from humility before Śruti and direct realization of Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord), not from ego-driven disputation.
Their disputing the Vedic truth implies a failure to recognize Śiva’s supreme reality; Linga/Saguna worship disciplines the mind and dissolves Māyā’s pride, leading the devotee from form-based devotion toward the formless (Nirguṇa) truth of Śiva.
The takeaway is to replace argument with sādhana—steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and contemplative listening (śravaṇa) to Śruti/Śaiva teaching, which subdues Māyā and restores right discernment.