Shloka 28
बाणानान्तूणकं पृष्ठे धृत्वा वै स जगाम ह । गणश्चैव तथा जातो भिल्लराजोऽभवच्छिवः
bāṇānāntūṇakaṃ pṛṣṭhe dhṛtvā vai sa jagāma ha | gaṇaścaiva tathā jāto bhillarājo'bhavacchivaḥ
Colocando a aljava de flechas às costas, ele partiu. Assim mesmo nasceu um gaṇa, e Śiva manifestou-se como o rei dos Bhillas.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Pashupatinatha
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames Śiva’s compassionate self-manifestation among forest-tribes (Bhillas) and the arising of a gaṇa as a protective extension of His will.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights Śiva’s freedom to assume saguna forms for protecting dharma and guiding beings; even a tribal kingship becomes a vehicle for grace, showing that liberation is accessible beyond social identity through devotion to Pati (Śiva).
The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva—His manifest, story-bound presence—while Shaiva Siddhanta holds that the same Supreme Pati is worshipped as the Linga (icon of transcendent reality) and also encountered through divine incarnatory acts that awaken bhakti.
Contemplate Śiva as the compassionate Lord who takes accessible forms for devotees, and practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with humility—seeing all stations of life as fit for Śiva-bhakti.