Shloka 26
Brahmā–Viṣṇu Garva-vādaḥ
The Dispute of Pride Between Brahmā and Viṣṇu
वीज्यमानं विशेषजैः स्त्रीजनैस्तीव्रभावनैः । शस्यमानं सदावेदैरनुगृह्णंतमीश्वरम्
vījyamānaṃ viśeṣajaiḥ strījanaistīvrabhāvanaiḥ | śasyamānaṃ sadāvedairanugṛhṇaṃtamīśvaram
उत्तम आचरणाच्या, तीव्र भक्तिभावाने तन्मय स्त्रिया त्यांना चवराने वीजत होत्या। वेद सदैव त्यांची स्तुती करीत होते आणि तो परमेश्वर सर्वांवर अनुग्रह करीत होता.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: Kāśī’s Lord is celebrated as the one whom even the Vedas hymn; the verse’s emphasis on anugraha mirrors Kāśī’s salvific promise—Śiva’s special grace to devotees and seekers.
Significance: Hearing/reciting Vedic praise and serving the Lord (sevā) is framed as a direct occasion for anugraha—removal of bondage and bestowal of spiritual welfare.
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights Śiva’s anugraha (saving grace): when devotees worship with intense bhāva and the Vedas proclaim His glory, the Lord responds not as a distant absolute but as the compassionate Pati who uplifts souls.
The scene depicts personal, reverential service (upacāra) and praise, characteristic of Saguna worship—often offered to the Liṅga or a manifest form—through which devotees approach the transcendent Lord and receive His grace.
Offer upacāras with focused devotion—such as fanning (cāmara/chauri-sevā), reciting Vedic or Śaiva stotras, and mentally sustaining one-pointed bhāva—seeking Śiva’s anugraha rather than mere outward performance.