Shloka 42
भैरवावतारवर्णनम् (Bhairavāvatāra-varṇanam) — “Description of the Descent/Manifestation of Bhairava”
ब्रह्मोवाच । नीललोहित जाने त्वां मा भैषीश्चन्द्रशेखर । भालस्थलान्मम पुरा रुद्रः प्रादुरभूद्भवान्
brahmovāca | nīlalohita jāne tvāṃ mā bhaiṣīścandraśekhara | bhālasthalānmama purā rudraḥ prādurabhūdbhavān
ബ്രഹ്മാവ് പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ നീലലോഹിതാ, ഞാൻ നിന്നെ അറിയുന്നു; ഹേ ചന്ദ്രശേഖരാ, ഭയപ്പെടരുത്. പണ്ടുകാലത്ത് എന്റെ ഭാലപ്രദേശത്തിൽ നിന്നു നീ—രുദ്രൻ—പ്രാദുര്ഭവിച്ചിരുന്നു.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Mantra: nīlalohita jāne tvāṃ mā bhaiṣīścandraśekhara | bhālasthalānmama purā rudraḥ prādurabhūdbhavān
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It affirms Rudra (Shiva) as the self-manifest Lord (Pati) who appears by divine will for the welfare of beings, and it removes fear through recognition of Shiva’s protective, grace-bestowing presence.
By naming Shiva as Nīlalohita and Candraśekhara, the verse supports Saguna-upāsanā—devotion to Shiva with attributes—often approached through the Shiva Linga as the accessible emblem of the formless Supreme.
A practical takeaway is fear-dispelling japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while visualizing Shiva as Candraśekhara, combined with Shaiva marks like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of Rudra’s guardianship.