Shloka 26
Brahmā–Viṣṇu Garva-vādaḥ
The Dispute of Pride Between Brahmā and Viṣṇu
वीज्यमानं विशेषजैः स्त्रीजनैस्तीव्रभावनैः । शस्यमानं सदावेदैरनुगृह्णंतमीश्वरम्
vījyamānaṃ viśeṣajaiḥ strījanaistīvrabhāvanaiḥ | śasyamānaṃ sadāvedairanugṛhṇaṃtamīśvaram
عمدہ سیرت والی، شدید عقیدت میں ڈوبی ہوئی عورتیں اُنہیں چَور سے جھل رہی تھیں۔ وید ہمیشہ اُن کی حمد کر رہے تھے، اور وہ پرم ایشور سب پر کرپا فرما رہے تھے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: Kāśī’s Lord is celebrated as the one whom even the Vedas hymn; the verse’s emphasis on anugraha mirrors Kāśī’s salvific promise—Śiva’s special grace to devotees and seekers.
Significance: Hearing/reciting Vedic praise and serving the Lord (sevā) is framed as a direct occasion for anugraha—removal of bondage and bestowal of spiritual welfare.
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights Śiva’s anugraha (saving grace): when devotees worship with intense bhāva and the Vedas proclaim His glory, the Lord responds not as a distant absolute but as the compassionate Pati who uplifts souls.
The scene depicts personal, reverential service (upacāra) and praise, characteristic of Saguna worship—often offered to the Liṅga or a manifest form—through which devotees approach the transcendent Lord and receive His grace.
Offer upacāras with focused devotion—such as fanning (cāmara/chauri-sevā), reciting Vedic or Śaiva stotras, and mentally sustaining one-pointed bhāva—seeking Śiva’s anugraha rather than mere outward performance.