Shloka 3
शिवानुकम्पा, ब्रह्मणो निर्भयत्वं च (Śiva’s Compassion and Brahmā’s Fearlessness)
ब्रह्मोवाच । निवृत्ते शंकरे चास्मद्वधाद्भक्तानुकंपिनि । अभवन्निर्भयास्सर्वे सुखिनस्तु प्रसन्नकाः
brahmovāca | nivṛtte śaṃkare cāsmadvadhādbhaktānukaṃpini | abhavannirbhayāssarve sukhinastu prasannakāḥ
ബ്രഹ്മാവ് പറഞ്ഞു—ഭക്താനുകമ്പിയായ ശങ്കരൻ ഞങ്ങളെ വധിക്കുന്നതിൽ നിന്ന് വിരമിച്ചപ്പോൾ എല്ലാവരും നിർഭയരായി; എല്ലാവരും സന്തോഷവും ശാന്തമായ പ്രസന്നതയും പ്രാപിച്ചു।
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: Not a site-legend; it depicts Rudra’s restraint and compassion after a theophanic threat, highlighting the Lord’s bhakta-vātsalya.
Significance: Teaches that fear (bhaya) is removed by Śiva’s grace; pilgrims often interpret such passages as assurance (abhaya-pradāna) gained through darśana and stuti.
Type: stotra
FAQs
The verse highlights Śiva as Bhaktānukampin—moved by devotion and compassion—whose grace removes fear and restores inner peace, showing that divine restraint and protection are expressions of Pati’s anugraha.
It points to Saguna Śiva as the personal Lord who responds to devotion with mercy; Linga-worship similarly approaches Śiva as the compassionate Pati whose presence pacifies भय (fear) and grants prasāda (serene clarity).
A practical takeaway is bhakti-centered japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to cultivate fearlessness and prasanna-bhāva, supported by simple Śiva-pūjā with vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) as a reminder of Śiva’s protective grace.