Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 130
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
असुरांतकरश्चक्री शक्रस्यापि तथानुजः । प्रादुर्भूतश्च दशधा भृगुशापच्छलादिह
asurāṃtakaraścakrī śakrasyāpi tathānujaḥ | prādurbhūtaśca daśadhā bhṛguśāpacchalādiha
ഇവിടെ ചക്രധാരി, അസുരാന്തകൻ, ശക്രൻ (ഇന്ദ്രൻ) എന്നവന്റെ അനുജൻ, ഭൃഗുവിന്റെ ശാപം എന്ന നിമിത്തം ചൊല്ലി ദശരൂപമായി പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെട്ടു।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Cosmic Event: avatāra-cycle (tenfold manifestation) triggered by a ṛṣi-śāpa as narrative device
FAQs
It frames divine manifestation as governed by dharma and cosmic causality: even great deities appear in particular forms due to karmic-narrative instruments (like a sage’s curse), while the Supreme (Pati) remains the ultimate regulator beyond all bonds.
By showing that even Viṣṇu’s forms arise within the cosmic order, the text implicitly points seekers to the Shaiva focus on the Linga as the stable Saguna support for meditation—where the devotee turns from changing manifestations to the Lord who grants liberation.
Contemplate the Lord’s governance of manifestation and causality while repeating the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”; this steadies the mind beyond fear of worldly change and aligns devotion toward moksha.