Shloka 19
बाणासुरस्य शङ्करस्तुतिः तथा युद्धयाचनम् | Bāṇāsura’s Praise of Śiva and Petition for Battle
तथा तान्स्वमहोत्पातांस्तत्र द्रष्टासि दुर्मते । इत्युक्त्वा विररामाथ गर्वहृद्भक्तवत्सलः
tathā tānsvamahotpātāṃstatra draṣṭāsi durmate | ityuktvā virarāmātha garvahṛdbhaktavatsalaḥ
“And there, O evil-minded one, you shall also behold those very great portents—calamities of your own making.” Having spoken thus, that devotee-loving one, who shatters pride in the heart, then fell silent.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Cosmic Event: daiva-utpāta (ominous portents as karmic consequence)
FAQs
The verse stresses a Shaiva ethical law: ego and wrong intent generate their own downfall. Shiva, as the remover of inner pride, warns that one will directly witness the consequences of one’s own misdeeds, while He remains especially protective toward sincere devotees.
Saguna Shiva is portrayed as a compassionate yet corrective Lord—bhakta-vatsala and garva-hṛt—who guides beings away from arrogance. Linga-worship is traditionally framed as surrendering ego at Shiva’s feet, seeking purification so that karmic suffering born of pride is pacified.
A direct takeaway is humility-based japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and devotion, consciously offering one’s pride to Shiva and resolving to act dharmically to avoid self-created “utpāta” (calamity).