Shloka 16
संहाररूप-प्रादुर्भावः
Manifestation of Śiva’s Saṃhāra-Form
उड्डीयोड्डीय भगवान्पक्षघातविमोहितम् । हरीं हरस्तं वृषभं विवेशानन्त ईश्वरः
uḍḍīyoḍḍīya bhagavānpakṣaghātavimohitam | harīṃ harastaṃ vṛṣabhaṃ viveśānanta īśvaraḥ
மீண்டும் மீண்டும் பாய்ந்து எழுந்த பகவான் ஹரன்—அனந்த பரமேஸ்வரன்—அந்த வृषபத்தில் புகுந்தான்; சிறகடியில் அடிபட்டு மயங்கிய ஹரி திகைத்து நின்றான்।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Śarabheśvara
FAQs
It highlights Śiva as Ānanta Īśvara—the supreme Pati—before whom even Hari becomes momentarily bewildered; the devotee is guided to humility and surrender as the doorway to grace and liberation.
By depicting Hara’s tangible action—entering the bull (Nandi)—the verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva’s accessible, grace-filled presence in sacred forms, supporting devotional worship that leads the mind toward the transcendent Nirguna reality.
Nandi-focused devotion—beginning worship by offering reverence to Nandi before Śiva—along with steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to cultivate humility and one-pointedness.