Shloka 32
उपमन्युतपः-निवारणप्रसङ्गः / Śiva restrains Upamanyu’s tapas (Śiva disguised as Indra)
एवं व्यवसिते विप्रे भगवान्भगनेत्रहा । वारयामास सौम्येन धारणां तस्य योगिनः
evaṃ vyavasite vipre bhagavānbhaganetrahā | vārayāmāsa saumyena dhāraṇāṃ tasya yoginaḥ
O brāhmaṇa, when this resolve had thus been formed, the Blessed Lord—Shiva, the slayer of Bhaga’s eye—gently restrained the yogin’s act of inner concentration (dhāraṇā).
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s act within the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights Shiva as the compassionate Lord (Pati) who actively guides the seeker’s yoga—showing that liberation is not achieved by willpower alone, but by right direction and Shiva’s gracious restraint and correction.
By naming Shiva through a leela-epithet (Bhaganetra-hā), the verse points to Saguna Shiva—knowable through forms, names, and deeds—who personally intervenes for devotees and yogins, aligning their practice with divine purpose.
The verse centers on dhāraṇā (one-pointed concentration) but implies it should be practiced under Shiva’s guidance—supported by Shaiva disciplines like mantra-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and devotional surrender rather than rigid, self-driven fixation.