Shloka 35
भैरवावतारलीलावर्णनम् (Bhairava-avatāra-līlā-varṇanam) — “Narration of the Divine Play of Bhairava’s Descent”
यथा तमो न तिष्ठेत सन्निधावंशुमालिनः । तथैव तव यो भक्तः पापन्तस्य व्रजेत्क्षयम्
yathā tamo na tiṣṭheta sannidhāvaṃśumālinaḥ | tathaiva tava yo bhaktaḥ pāpantasya vrajetkṣayam
De même que les ténèbres ne peuvent demeurer en présence du Soleil, ainsi, pour celui qui est Ton dévot—ô Śiva—le péché est détruit et prend fin.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Significance: Darśana/bhakti is likened to sunlight: proximity to Śiva (sannidhi) is itself purifying; pilgrimage and temple-presence function as ‘sannidhi’ in practice.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It teaches that sincere Shiva-bhakti has a purifying power: when consciousness abides near Śiva (Pati), karmic impurity and sin cannot persist, just as darkness vanishes before sunlight.
Linga-worship is a concrete way to live “in the presence” of Śiva; steady devotion, darśana, and remembrance of Saguna Śiva are presented as the means by which pāpa is dissolved and the devotee is oriented toward liberation.
Regular Shiva-upāsanā—especially japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a bhakti-centered mind—along with simple daily worship (lamp, water-offering) is the implied practice of staying near Śiva’s presence.