Shloka 6
भैरवोत्पत्तिः ब्रह्मदर्पनिग्रहश्च
Origin of Bhairava and the Subduing of Brahmā’s Pride
तावद्विधिं तात दिदृक्षुरच्युतः कृपालुरस्मत्पतिपादपल्लवम् । निषिच्य बाष्पैरवदत्कृतांजलिर्यथा शिशुः स्वं पितरं कलाक्षरम्
tāvadvidhiṃ tāta didṛkṣuracyutaḥ kṛpālurasmatpatipādapallavam | niṣicya bāṣpairavadatkṛtāṃjaliryathā śiśuḥ svaṃ pitaraṃ kalākṣaram
تب رحیم اچیوتا (وشنو) نے اس حکم کو دیکھنے کی خواہش میں ہمارے آقا (شیو) کے نرم قدموں کو آنسوؤں سے بھگو دیا اور ہاتھ جوڑ کر اس طرح بولے جیسے کوئی بچہ اپنے باپ سے ٹوٹے پھوٹے الفاظ میں بات کرتا ہے۔
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It highlights bhakti marked by humility: even Viṣṇu approaches Śiva as the supreme Pati, weeping in reverence—showing that grace arises from surrender, not status.
By focusing on Śiva’s lotus-feet and personal presence, the verse supports Saguna devotion—approaching Śiva in a form that receives love, prayer, and ritual homage (as in Liṅga worship).
Practice añjali (folded-hands prayer) with tearful, heartfelt japa—especially of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and cultivate childlike dependence on Śiva’s grace.