Shloka 48
Durgama’s Seizure of the Vedas and the Gods’ Refuge in Yogamāyā (दुर्गमकृतवेदनाशः—योगमायाशरणगमनम्)
भ्रामरं रूपमास्थाय वधिष्याम्यरुणं यतः । भ्रामरीति च मां लोके कीर्तयिष्यन्ति मानवाः
bhrāmaraṃ rūpamāsthāya vadhiṣyāmyaruṇaṃ yataḥ | bhrāmarīti ca māṃ loke kīrtayiṣyanti mānavāḥ
Assuming the form of a bee-swarm, I shall slay Aruṇa; therefore people in this world will celebrate me by the name “Bhrāmarī.”
Parvati (Devi) as Bhrāmarī, declaring her intended form and victory
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Sthala Purana: Bhrāmarī-avatāra motif: Devī assumes a bhramara (bee-swarm) form to destroy the foe Aruṇa; the name ‘Bhrāmarī’ arises from this līlā and becomes a focus of remembrance.
Significance: Meditation on Devī’s subtle, overwhelming power: even minute forms (bees) become instruments of cosmic justice; grants protection from hostile forces and inner ‘poison’ of fear/anger.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Bhrāmarī
Role: destructive
Offering: dhupa
Cosmic Event: Mythic demon-slaying episode (asura-vadha) via an unconventional, ‘subtle-body’ form (swarm).
FAQs
The verse highlights the compassionate, saguna (manifest) power of Shiva-Shakti: Devi assumes a specific form to remove a concrete obstacle (Aruṇa), showing that divine grace actively protects devotees and restores dharma.
In Shaiva understanding, the Linga signifies Shiva’s transcendent reality, while narratives like Bhrāmarī reveal the same Supreme through saguna action via Shakti. Worship of the Linga naturally includes reverence for Devi as Shiva’s inseparable power.
A practical takeaway is nāma-smaraṇa (remembrance) of the Devi’s name—“Bhrāmarī”—along with Shiva’s Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating trust in divine protection and the removal of inner ‘enemies’ like fear and delusion.