Shloka 2
संहाररूप-प्रादुर्भावः
Manifestation of Śiva’s Saṃhāra-Form
नन्दीश्वर उवाच । इत्युक्तो वीरभद्रेण नृसिंहः क्रोधविह्वलः । निनदन्ननु वेगेन तं ग्रहीतुम्प्रचक्रमे
nandīśvara uvāca | ityukto vīrabhadreṇa nṛsiṃhaḥ krodhavihvalaḥ | ninadannanu vegena taṃ grahītumpracakrame
నందీశ్వరుడు పలికెను—వీరభద్రుని మాటలు విని క్రోధవిహ్వలుడైన నరసింహుడు ఘోరంగా గర్జించి, అకస్మాత్తుగా వేగంతో అతనిని పట్టుకొనుటకు దూకెను।
Nandīśvara (Nandi)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
FAQs
The verse highlights how powerful divine forms can be stirred by rajas (wrath and speed), while the Shaiva narrative ultimately points beyond such agitation to Rudra’s sovereign, stabilizing supremacy—teaching the devotee to seek the Lord who transcends passion even while manifesting through forms.
Narasiṃha’s fierce, active response illustrates saguna divine action within the world, whereas Linga-worship in Shaiva tradition emphasizes the one Rudra-Shiva as the underlying reality from whom such forms arise and by whom they are governed.
As a practical takeaway, the devotee steadies anger and agitation by japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and by cultivating inner composure (śānti) before worship—approaching Rudra as the Lord who pacifies the turbulent mind.