Shloka 44
विष्णु-ब्रह्म-विवाद-वर्णनम्
Description of the Viṣṇu–Brahmā Dispute and Brahmā’s Confusion
किमर्थं भाषसे भूरि वह्वनर्थकरं वचः । नेश्वरस्त्वं परब्रह्म कश्चित्कर्ता भवेत्तव
kimarthaṃ bhāṣase bhūri vahvanarthakaraṃ vacaḥ | neśvarastvaṃ parabrahma kaścitkartā bhavettava
Pourquoi parles-tu si longuement des paroles qui engendrent tant de malheurs ? Tu n’es pas le Seigneur, ô Parabrahman ; comment pourrait-il y avoir qui que ce soit pour agir ou régner sur Toi ?
Brahmā (inferred, within the Sṛṣṭi Khaṇḍa dialogue on agency and supreme lordship)
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: The polemical moment in the Liṅgodbhava narrative: Brahmā’s speech asserts a view of agency and lordship while still under māyā, preparing for the corrective revelation of the infinite liṅga.
Significance: Instructional: critiques presumptive theological claims made under ego/rajas; true knowledge of Parabrahman requires direct revelation (liṅga-darśana) and humility.
Cosmic Event: pre-cosmic contention (pralaya-to-sṛṣṭi threshold) implied
FAQs
It denies egoic “doership” and affirms that the Supreme Reality cannot be controlled by any other agent—guiding the seeker toward humility, surrender, and recognition of the Highest Lord as the ultimate ground of action.
Linga-worship trains the mind to relinquish personal control and see all power as belonging to the Supreme Lord; this verse reinforces that the Lord alone is Īśvara, while individual agency is dependent and limited.
Practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with the bhāva of offering all actions and their fruits to Shiva, consciously dropping the sense of “I am the doer.”