Shloka 30
भैरवावतारवर्णनम् (Bhairavāvatāra-varṇanam) — “Description of the Descent/Manifestation of Bhairava”
विधिहरी ऊचतुः । हे वेदाः किमिदं यूयम्भाषन्ते गतचेतनाः । किञ्जातं वोऽद्य सर्व्वं हि नष्टं सुवयुनं परम्
vidhiharī ūcatuḥ | he vedāḥ kimidaṃ yūyambhāṣante gatacetanāḥ | kiñjātaṃ vo'dya sarvvaṃ hi naṣṭaṃ suvayunaṃ param
Brahmā and Viṣṇu said: “O Vedas, why do you speak like those bereft of awareness? What has happened to you today? Indeed, has all your highest, excellent discernment been lost?”
Brahma and Vishnu
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It highlights that even Vedic authority can appear “confused” when the Supreme Reality (Śiva as Pati) is approached only through external speech; true knowing requires inner awakening and Śiva’s grace, not mere disputation.
In Śaiva understanding, the Liṅga is the accessible sign of the transcendent—when Brahmā and Viṣṇu challenge the Vedas’ wavering speech, the narrative points toward a direct, devotional and contemplative approach to Śiva (Saguna worship leading to Nirguna realization).
Cultivate inner clarity through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steady meditation, so that scriptural words become realized insight rather than mere recitation.