Shloka 29
विधिं प्रहर्तुं शठमग्निलिंगतः स ईश्वरस्तत्र बभूव साकृतिः । समुत्थितः स्वामि विलोकनात्पुनः प्रकंपपाणिः परिगृह्य तत्पदम्
vidhiṃ prahartuṃ śaṭhamagniliṃgataḥ sa īśvarastatra babhūva sākṛtiḥ | samutthitaḥ svāmi vilokanātpunaḥ prakaṃpapāṇiḥ parigṛhya tatpadam
కపటమైన బ్రహ్మను నియంత్రించి శిక్షించుటకు, ఆ అగ్నిలింగం నుండి అక్కడ ఈశ్వరుడు సాకారంగా అవతరించాడు. స్వామిని దర్శించిన వెంటనే బ్రహ్మ మళ్లీ లేచి, వణికే చేతులతో ఆయన పాదాలను పట్టుకున్నాడు।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Sthala Purana: From the fiery liṅga Śiva manifests in embodied form to check Brahmā’s deceit—punishment tempered by grace, restoring cosmic order and right knowledge.
Significance: Models the Siddhānta principle: the Lord reveals Himself (anugraha) when bondage-born error peaks; surrender at the feet becomes the turning point.
Cosmic Event: Theophany: Śiva’s emergence from the agni-liṅga to re-establish dharma and hierarchy among devas.
FAQs
The verse shows Īśvara emerging from the fiery Liṅga to subdue ego and deceit; liberation begins when the finite self (and even cosmic authorities) surrender at Śiva’s feet in humility and truth.
The Liṅga is presented as the revelatory sign of the formless (Nirguṇa) becoming accessible as form (Saguṇa). Śiva’s manifestation from the fiery Liṅga validates Liṅga-worship as direct communion with Īśvara.
The key practice is śaraṇāgati (surrender): approach the Liṅga with reverence, offer water/abhisheka, and repeat the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while cultivating humility—symbolized by taking refuge at Śiva’s feet.