Shloka 15
संहाररूप-प्रादुर्भावः
Manifestation of Śiva’s Saṃhāra-Form
सहसैवाभयाद्विष्णुं स हि श्येन इवोरगम् । उत्क्षिप्योत्क्षिप्य संगृह्य निपात्य च निपात्य च
sahasaivābhayādviṣṇuṃ sa hi śyena ivoragam | utkṣipyotkṣipya saṃgṛhya nipātya ca nipātya ca
Out of sudden fear, he violently seized Vishnu—like a hawk seizing a serpent—repeatedly lifting him up, gripping him, and again and again hurling him down.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Śarabheśvara
Role: destructive
FAQs
It dramatizes the overwhelming force of Rudra’s divine will: when the limited self (even a deva) is seized by fear and ego, the higher Lord (Pati, Shiva) alone subdues and resets pride, directing the soul toward surrender and liberation.
The imagery points to Saguna Shiva’s active lordship—He can uplift or cast down to dissolve bondage (pāśa). Linga-worship trains the devotee to see this governing power as grace, not cruelty, and to take refuge in Shiva as the supreme refuge.
A practical takeaway is fear-transformation through japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while applying Tripuṇḍra bhasma, cultivating inner surrender so the mind is lifted from agitation and grounded in Shiva-consciousness.