Shloka 15
अवंतीस्थ-ब्राह्मणकथा तथा तृतीय-ज्योतिर्लिङ्गोपाख्यान-प्रस्तावना
Avanti Brahmin Narrative and Prelude to the Third Jyotirliṅga
ब्रह्मणो वरदानाच्च जगतुच्छीचकार ह । देवा पराजितास्तेन स्थानान्निस्सारितास्तथा
brahmaṇo varadānācca jagatucchīcakāra ha | devā parājitāstena sthānānnissāritāstathā
Dengan kekuatan anugerah Brahmā, dia mengacaukan alam-alam hingga bergoncang. Oleh dirinya para dewa ditewaskan dalam peperangan dan dihalau keluar dari kediaman syurga mereka.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Kālāntaka
Cosmic Event: World-order disruption (jagat-ucchī) as a localized ‘pralaya-like’ upheaval caused by adharmic power.
FAQs
It highlights that power gained through boons can still bind one to disorder and pride; lasting auspiciousness arises only under Śiva’s lordship (Pati) and dharma, not from mere cosmic authority.
The verse sets the narrative need for divine restoration: when cosmic balance collapses, devotees turn to Saguna Śiva—often worshiped as the Liṅga—for protection, reestablishment of order, and grace that transcends boon-born power.
A practical takeaway is to seek Śiva’s refuge through japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady devotion, rather than relying on worldly “boons” such as status or force.