Shloka 20
Brahmā–Viṣṇu Garva-vādaḥ
The Dispute of Pride Between Brahmā and Viṣṇu
सृष्टिः स्थितिश्च संहारस्तिरो भावोप्यनुग्रहः । यस्मात्प्रवर्तते तस्मै ब्रह्मणे च त्रिशूलिने
sṛṣṭiḥ sthitiśca saṃhārastiro bhāvopyanugrahaḥ | yasmātpravartate tasmai brahmaṇe ca triśūline
Creation, preservation, dissolution, veiling (tirōbhāva), and also grace (anugraha)—all these proceed from Him. Salutations to that Supreme Reality, to the Trident-bearing Lord, Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
FAQs
It declares Śiva as the single Supreme Lord from whom the five cosmic functions—creation, sustenance, dissolution, veiling, and liberating grace—arise, emphasizing that liberation ultimately comes by His anugraha (grace).
By identifying the Absolute Brahman as the Trident-bearing Lord, it bridges nirguṇa truth and saguna worship: devotees approach the formless Supreme through Śiva’s accessible forms such as the Liṅga, receiving purification and grace.
Contemplate Śiva as the source of the pañcakṛtya while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering water and bilva leaves to the Liṅga and praying specifically for anugraha (inner release from bondage).