Shloka 27
Brahmā–Viṣṇu Garva-vādaḥ
The Dispute of Pride Between Brahmā and Viṣṇu
दृष्ट्वैवमीशममराः संतोषसलिलेक्षणाः । दंडवद्दूरतो वत्स नमश्चक्रुर्महागणाः
dṛṣṭvaivamīśamamarāḥ saṃtoṣasalilekṣaṇāḥ | daṃḍavaddūrato vatsa namaścakrurmahāgaṇāḥ
Als die Götter den Herrn so erblickten, mit Augen, die von Freudentränen erfüllt waren, verneigten sie sich aus der Ferne und warfen sich wie ein Stab zu Boden; und die großen Scharen brachten ehrfürchtige Huldigungen dar.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: In Kāśī’s devotional imagination, even devas approach Viśveśvara with humility; their daṇḍavat-pranāma models the pilgrim’s surrender before the Jyotirliṅga’s living presence.
Significance: Prostration (namaskāra) and tearful devotion are presented as signs of softened ego, conducive to receiving Śiva’s grace.
FAQs
It highlights bhakti as an immediate response to Śiva-darśana: the heart melts into joyful tears, and ego dissolves into complete surrender (daṇḍavat-prāṇāma), aligning the soul (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati).
The devas respond to the manifest Lord (saguṇa Īśa) with embodied reverence—seeing, bowing, and offering namaskāra—mirroring how devotees approach the Liṅga as Śiva’s accessible presence for worship and grace.
Practice daṇḍavat-prāṇāma and heartfelt namaskāra before the Śiva-liṅga while repeating “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating humility and devotional absorption (bhāva) as the mind’s offering.