Shloka 32
Kāmarūpeśvara’s Trial and Śiva’s Hidden Protection (कামरूपेश्वर-रक्षा-प्रसङ्गः)
करवालः पार्थिवं च यावत्स्पृशति नो द्विजाः । यावच्च पार्थिवात्तस्मादाविरासीत्स्वयं हरः
karavālaḥ pārthivaṃ ca yāvatspṛśati no dvijāḥ | yāvacca pārthivāttasmādāvirāsītsvayaṃ haraḥ
O twice-born sages, until the sword touched the earthen Liṅga, and until from that very earthen form Hara Himself manifested of His own accord.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Liṅgodbhava
Jyotirlinga: Bhīmaśaṃkara
Sthala Purana: Śiva manifests ‘svayam’ from a pārthiva-liṅga at the critical moment—an archetypal jyotirliṅga-style prādurbhāva where the liṅga becomes the epiphanic body of Hara for bhakta-rakṣaṇa.
Significance: Affirms efficacy of simple earthen-liṅga worship; inspires faith that Śiva responds directly to sincere devotion.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights that Śiva is not compelled by force; when devotion and destiny reach their limit, Hara reveals Himself from the liṅga by His own svātantrya (sovereign will), affirming Pati as the self-luminous Lord who grants grace.
The earthen liṅga represents a saguna support for worship; the verse teaches that sincere liṅga-upāsanā culminates in Śiva’s living presence, where the symbol becomes the doorway to direct divine manifestation.
It favors liṅga-pūjā with simple, pure materials (including a pārthiva-liṅga), steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and humility—seeking darśana through devotion rather than aggression.