Shloka 10
Bhairavaśāpavṛttāntaḥ
The Episode of Bhairava’s Curse and Consolation
ततश्च शंकरः शीघ्रं तमागत्य मुनीश्वर । अश्वासयद्भैरवं हि नानाऽनुनयकोविदः
tataśca śaṃkaraḥ śīghraṃ tamāgatya munīśvara | aśvāsayadbhairavaṃ hi nānā'nunayakovidaḥ
પછી શંકર ઝડપથી તેની પાસે આવ્યા, હે મુનીશ્વર, અને અનેક પ્રકારના સાંત્વનાભર્યા વચનોમાં નિપુણ બની ભૈરવને આશ્વાસન આપ્યું.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights Śiva as the compassionate Pati (Lord) who steadies and guides even His fierce manifestations; divine power is governed by grace, restraint, and right intention.
The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva’s accessible, personal aspect—He approaches, speaks, and consoles—supporting devotional worship where the Lord is experienced as a living protector and teacher, not merely an abstract absolute.
A practical takeaway is japa with surrender—especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to calm agitation and align one’s inner ‘Bhairava’ energies under Śiva’s grace; maintaining Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa supports steadiness if one already follows those vows.