वराङ्ग्याः सुतजन्म-उत्पातवर्णनम् | Birth of Varāṅgī’s Son and the Description of Portents
Utpātas
खगा उदपतन्नीडाद्रासभत्रस्तमानसः । क्रोशंतो व्यग्रचित्ताश्च स्थितमापुर्न कुत्रचित्
khagā udapatannīḍādrāsabhatrastamānasaḥ | krośaṃto vyagracittāśca sthitamāpurna kutracit
驢馬のいななきに心を怯えさせた鳥たちは、巣から飛び立った。叫び声を上げ、心乱れて、どこにも落ち着いて休む場所を見いだせなかった。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Rudra
It portrays how fear and sensory disturbance make beings restless and homeless in mind; Shaiva Siddhanta points to Shiva (Pati) as the true refuge beyond agitation, where the bound soul (pashu) finds steadiness.
Like the birds seeking a stable perch, the devotee turns to Saguna Shiva in the Linga as a concrete support (ālambana) for devotion and concentration, until inner turbulence subsides and steadiness arises.
Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with breath awareness to calm vyagra-citta, and simple daily Shiva upasana (bhasma/tripundra and respectful worship) as stabilizing disciplines.