Shloka 64
विष्णु-ब्रह्म-विवाद-वर्णनम्
Description of the Viṣṇu–Brahmā Dispute and Brahmā’s Confusion
समागतो मया सार्द्धं प्रणिपत्य भवं मुहुः । मायया मोहितश्शंभोस्तस्थौ संविग्नमानसः
samāgato mayā sārddhaṃ praṇipatya bhavaṃ muhuḥ | māyayā mohitaśśaṃbhostasthau saṃvignamānasaḥ
Il vint avec moi et, se prosternant maintes fois devant Bhava (le Seigneur Śiva), demeura là l’esprit agité, illusionné par la Māyā de Śambhu.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: Tirodhāna (concealment) enacted as Śambhu’s Māyā deludes even a great deva, foregrounding Śiva’s transcendence.
FAQs
The verse highlights that Māyā operates under Śiva’s lordship; when the soul forgets the Lord, the mind becomes disturbed, and repeated surrender (praṇipāta) becomes the doorway back to clarity and grace.
By calling Śiva “Bhava” and “Śambhu,” the text points to Saguna Śiva as the compassionate Lord who both veils and reveals; Linga-worship centers the devotee in humility so Māyā’s agitation subsides through steadfast devotion.
Repeated namaskāra and remembrance of Śiva—especially japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—is the practical takeaway for calming the agitated mind and moving from delusion toward Śiva’s grace.