Shloka 15
ब्रह्मणो वरदानाच्च जगतुच्छीचकार ह । देवा पराजितास्तेन स्थानान्निस्सारितास्तथा
brahmaṇo varadānācca jagatucchīcakāra ha | devā parājitāstena sthānānnissāritāstathā
Empowered by Brahmā’s boon, he threw the worlds into upheaval. By him the gods were defeated and were likewise driven out from their celestial abodes.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Kālāntaka
Cosmic Event: World-order disruption (jagat-ucchī) as a localized ‘pralaya-like’ upheaval caused by adharmic power.
FAQs
It highlights that power gained through boons can still bind one to disorder and pride; lasting auspiciousness arises only under Śiva’s lordship (Pati) and dharma, not from mere cosmic authority.
The verse sets the narrative need for divine restoration: when cosmic balance collapses, devotees turn to Saguna Śiva—often worshiped as the Liṅga—for protection, reestablishment of order, and grace that transcends boon-born power.
A practical takeaway is to seek Śiva’s refuge through japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady devotion, rather than relying on worldly “boons” such as status or force.