Shloka 15
तृतीयनेत्राग्निनिवृत्तिः / Quelling the Fire of the Third Eye
Vāḍava Fire Placed in the Ocean
प्रार्थितोऽहं सुरैश्शीघ्रं पीडितैश्शंकरेच्छया । तत्रागत्य द्रुतं तं वै तात स्तंभितवाञ्शुचिम्
prārthito'haṃ suraiśśīghraṃ pīḍitaiśśaṃkarecchayā | tatrāgatya drutaṃ taṃ vai tāta staṃbhitavāñśucim
शंकराच्या इच्छेने पीडित देवांनी त्वरेने माझी प्रार्थना केली। तेथे जाऊन, हे तात, मी त्या तेजस्वीला तत्काळ स्तंभित केले।
Brahmā (narrating to his son/child in the Parvatīkhaṇḍa narrative context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It highlights Śaṅkara’s sovereign will (icchā-śakti): even the devas, when distressed, rely on divine agency, teaching the seeker that protection and restraint of chaos ultimately arise from Shiva’s supreme governance.
By attributing the devas’ situation to Śaṅkara’s will, the verse supports Saguna Shiva devotion—seeing Shiva as the personal Lord who actively directs events; Linga worship similarly trains the devotee to surrender actions and outcomes to Shiva.
A practical takeaway is surrender (śaraṇāgati) through japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—seeking inner ‘stambhana’ (stilling) of agitation, accompanied by simple Shiva-upāsanā such as offering water to the Linga.