Shloka 23
कामप्रादुर्भावः — The Manifestation/Arising of Kāma
एवं चिंतयतो मे हि ब्रह्मणो मुनिसत्तम । मानसः पुरुषो मंजुराविर्भूतो महाद्भुतः
evaṃ ciṃtayato me hi brahmaṇo munisattama | mānasaḥ puruṣo maṃjurāvirbhūto mahādbhutaḥ
O best of sages, as I—Brahmā—was thus reflecting, a wondrous and most astonishing Person, born of the mind, appeared before me with a radiant and pleasing form.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
The verse highlights that sincere contemplation can become the occasion for divine revelation—guidance manifests when the intellect turns inward. In Shaiva thought, such appearance points to anugraha (grace) that awakens right knowledge and redirects the soul toward Shiva.
A ‘person’ appearing in a pleasing form reflects Saguna revelation—Shiva’s power to become knowable through form and signs. Linga-worship similarly provides a tangible focus through which the formless Supreme is approached and realized.
The implied practice is dhyāna (focused contemplation). As a Shaiva takeaway, one may combine meditation with japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to invite clarity and grace, even when no external ritual is described in this line.