Shloka 26
युद्धप्रस्थान-वर्णनम्
Departure to the Battlefield and the Śaiva Overlordship over the Devas
समीक्ष्य तत्राऽच्युतमायतश्रमं प्रनष्टहर्षं तु ननर्त हर्षात् । उवाच चैनं परमार्थमच्युतं षंढात्तवादः स विधिस्ततोऽच्युतम्
samīkṣya tatrā'cyutamāyataśramaṃ pranaṣṭaharṣaṃ tu nanarta harṣāt | uvāca cainaṃ paramārthamacyutaṃ ṣaṃḍhāttavādaḥ sa vidhistato'cyutam
അവിടെ അച്യുതനെ (വിഷ്ണുവിനെ) ദീർഘശ്രമത്തിൽ ക്ഷീണിതനായി, മുൻഹർഷം നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടവനായി കണ്ടപ്പോൾ വിധാതാവ് (ബ്രഹ്മാവ്) ആനന്ദത്തിൽ നൃത്തം ചെയ്തു. പിന്നെ ആ വിധി സ്ഥാപകൻ ബ്രഹ്മാവ് അച്യുതനോട് പരമാർത്ഥം പറഞ്ഞു— ജീവനെ ശിവന്റെ പരമപദത്തിലേക്ക് നയിക്കുന്ന തത്ത്വം.
Brahma (Vidhi)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Liṅgodbhava
Sthala Purana: After Viṣṇu’s exhaustive search fails, Brahmā exults and then articulates a ‘paramārtha’—foreshadowing Śiva’s ultimate supremacy and the need for right orientation toward Pati.
Significance: Frames the Siddhāntic path: effort without right knowledge culminates in fatigue; liberation requires Śiva’s anugraha and correct tattva-jñāna.
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: Post-search exhaustion of Viṣṇu; transition from contest to teaching—opening toward anugraha (grace)
FAQs
It marks a turning point where a god (Vishnu) is shown as fatigued and joyless after striving, and Brahma prepares to communicate the “paramārtha”—the highest purport—indicating that lasting fulfillment comes from right knowledge that culminates in Shiva-realization (Pati), not merely effort or power.
In the Vidyeshvara context, the “supreme purport” typically resolves into recognizing Shiva as the highest reality approached through accessible forms—especially Linga worship—where Saguna worship becomes a disciplined gateway to realizing Shiva’s transcendent supremacy.
The implied takeaway is to seek the “paramārtha” through Shiva-upāsanā: steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with devotion, supported by traditional Shaiva observances such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa as aids to concentration and surrender.