Shloka 64
वीरभद्र-भैरव-आह्वानम् — Invocation of Vīrabhadra/Bhairava for Cosmic Reabsorption
नन्दीश्वर उवाच । इत्युक्त्वा वीरभद्रोपि विररामाकुतोभयः । दृष्ट्वा नृसिंहाभिप्रायं क्रोधमूर्त्तिश्शिवस्य सः
nandīśvara uvāca | ityuktvā vīrabhadropi virarāmākutobhayaḥ | dṛṣṭvā nṛsiṃhābhiprāyaṃ krodhamūrttiśśivasya saḥ
Nandīśvara said: Having spoken thus, even Vīrabhadra—fearless on all sides—fell silent, for he perceived in Śiva, the very embodiment of wrath, the intent to manifest as Narasiṃha.
Nandishvara (Nandi)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Sthala Purana: Narrative transition with Nandīśvara as narrator; no Jyotirliṅga anchoring.
Significance: Highlights Śiva’s capacity to assume/appropriate forms (including Nṛsiṃha-intent) and to veil (tirodhāna) or reveal power; fosters reverence for Śiva’s krodha-mūrti as protective governance.
FAQs
The verse highlights that even the mightiest servant-force (Vīrabhadra) becomes still before Śiva’s decisive will; in Shaiva Siddhanta, this points to Pati (Śiva) as the supreme governor whose power alone subdues chaos and restores dharma.
It emphasizes Saguna Śiva—Śiva with form and function—whose fierce manifestations protect devotees and cosmic order; such power is worshipped through the Linga as the accessible, sanctifying presence of the same Supreme.
Meditate on Rudra’s protective aspect while repeating the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”); cultivate inner stillness like Vīrabhadra before Śiva’s will, and, where traditional, support practice with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of Śiva-tattva.