Shloka 43
देव-गण-समरः
Devas and Śiva’s Gaṇas Engage in Battle
ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तेषामृषीणां वचनं हरिः । योद्धुकामो भयाद्विष्णुर्वीरभद्रेण तेन वै
brahmovāca | ityākarṇya vacasteṣāmṛṣīṇāṃ vacanaṃ hariḥ | yoddhukāmo bhayādviṣṇurvīrabhadreṇa tena vai
Brahmā bersabda: Setelah mendengar kata-kata itu—nasihat para ṛṣi—Hari (Viṣṇu) terdorong untuk bertempur; namun kerana gentar akan Vīrabhadra itu, Viṣṇu sesungguhnya bertindak dengan penuh waspada.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Virabhadra
FAQs
The verse highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta view that all cosmic powers function under Pati (Śiva); even great devas like Viṣṇu show restraint before Śiva’s śakti-manifest force (Vīrabhadra), teaching humility and surrender to the Supreme Lord.
Vīrabhadra represents Saguna Śiva’s active, protective power in the world; worship of the Liṅga honors the same Supreme Śiva as the source behind such manifestations, reminding devotees that divine grace and authority flow from Śiva alone.
The takeaway is śaraṇāgati (refuge) through japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and steady devotion; applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and wearing rudrākṣa can be adopted as Shaiva disciplines to cultivate humility and protection.