Shloka 6
भैरवोत्पत्तिः ब्रह्मदर्पनिग्रहश्च
Origin of Bhairava and the Subduing of Brahmā’s Pride
तावद्विधिं तात दिदृक्षुरच्युतः कृपालुरस्मत्पतिपादपल्लवम् । निषिच्य बाष्पैरवदत्कृतांजलिर्यथा शिशुः स्वं पितरं कलाक्षरम्
tāvadvidhiṃ tāta didṛkṣuracyutaḥ kṛpālurasmatpatipādapallavam | niṣicya bāṣpairavadatkṛtāṃjaliryathā śiśuḥ svaṃ pitaraṃ kalākṣaram
Kemudian Acyuta (Vishnu), yang penuh belas kasihan dan ingin melihat ketetapan itu, membasahi kaki teratai Tuhan kita (Shiva) yang lembut dengan air mata. Dengan tangan merapat, dia berbicara—seperti seorang anak yang memanggil ayahnya sendiri dengan kata-kata yang gagap dan terputus-putus.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights bhakti marked by humility: even Viṣṇu approaches Śiva as the supreme Pati, weeping in reverence—showing that grace arises from surrender, not status.
By focusing on Śiva’s lotus-feet and personal presence, the verse supports Saguna devotion—approaching Śiva in a form that receives love, prayer, and ritual homage (as in Liṅga worship).
Practice añjali (folded-hands prayer) with tearful, heartfelt japa—especially of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and cultivate childlike dependence on Śiva’s grace.