Shloka 69
विष्णु-ब्रह्म-विवाद-वर्णनम्
Description of the Viṣṇu–Brahmā Dispute and Brahmā’s Confusion
एवं शरच्छतान्यासन्नमस्कारं प्रकुर्वतोः । आवयोर्मुनिशार्दूल मदमास्थितयोस्तदा
evaṃ śaracchatānyāsannamaskāraṃ prakurvatoḥ | āvayormuniśārdūla madamāsthitayostadā
Ainsi, durant de nombreux siècles, nous offrîmes sans cesse des salutations répétées. Pourtant, en ce temps-là, ô tigre parmi les sages, l’orgueil s’empara de nous deux.
Brahmā (narrating to Nārada within the Sṛṣṭi narrative, as relayed in the Purāṇic frame)
Tattva Level: pashu
Cosmic Event: prolonged tapas/namaskāra over ‘hundreds of years’ within the cosmogonic frame; concealment persists due to residual mala (pride).
FAQs
It teaches that even prolonged religious acts (like repeated namaskāra) can remain spiritually incomplete if ego (mada) persists; liberation in Shaiva thought requires humility and Shiva’s grace to dissolve pride.
The verse sets up the need for Shiva’s revealing presence (often through the Liṅga/manifest sign) to humble cosmic authorities; Saguna Shiva becomes the compassionate means by which pride is corrected and true surrender is awakened.
Practice namaskāra with bhāva (inner contrition), paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and self-inquiry to detect subtle pride, so the outer act becomes inward surrender.