Shloka 12
अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति
आज्ञापय जगत्स्वामिन् प्रसादः क्रियतां मयि शिव ओर्देर्स् थे देस्त्रुच्तिओन् ओफ़् नृसिंह श्रीभगवानुवाच अकाले भयमुत्पन्नं देवानामपि भैरव
ājñāpaya jagatsvāmin prasādaḥ kriyatāṃ mayi Śiva orders the destruction of Nṛsiṃha śrībhagavānuvāca akāle bhayamutpannaṃ devānāmapi bhairava
“Perintahkanlah aku, wahai Tuhan sekalian alam—kurniakanlah rahmat kepadaku.” Lalu Bhagavān bersabda: “Pada saat yang tidak wajar, wahai Bhairava, ketakutan telah timbul bahkan dalam kalangan para Deva.”
Śrī Bhagavān (contextually Shiva addressing Bhairava)
FAQs
It frames Shiva as Jagatsvamin and Pati whose prasāda (grace) is sought for protection; Linga-worship is presented as approaching the Lord’s sovereign command and compassion that dispels fear and restores cosmic order.
Shiva appears as the Blessed Lord who governs events beyond ordinary timing (akala) and responds through grace; as Pati, he oversees even the Devas and addresses disorder (fear) with decisive authority.
The key practice implied is śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge) and prasāda-bhāva—devotional surrender central to Pashupata orientation, where the pashu turns to Pati for release from bhaya as a form of pasha (bonding affliction).