भद्रस्य देवसंघेषु विक्रमः
Bhadra’s Onslaught among the Deva Hosts
अमरानपि दुद्राव द्विरदानिव केसरी । तानभिद्रवतस्तस्य गमनं सुमनोहरम्
amarānapi dudrāva dviradāniva kesarī | tānabhidravatastasya gamanaṃ sumanoharam
جیسے شیر ہاتھیوں پر جھپٹتا ہے، ویسے ہی اُس نے دیوتاؤں کو بھی بھاگنے پر مجبور کر دیا۔ اور اُن کے پیچھے لپکتا ہوا اُس کی چال نہایت دلکش دکھائی دیتی تھی۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Bhairava
It highlights the limitation of even the devas and points to the Shaiva Siddhanta teaching that supreme sovereignty belongs to Pati; awe before overwhelming divine power becomes a lesson in humility and surrender.
The verse depicts an irresistible, manifest (saguṇa) divine potency in action; in Linga worship, that same supreme reality is approached in a stable, worshipful form so the devotee can turn fear, pride, and restlessness into devotion.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with a mood of śaraṇāgati (surrender), using vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as supports for steadiness and humility.