भैरवावतारवर्णनम् (Bhairavāvatāra-varṇanam) — “Description of the Descent/Manifestation of Bhairava”
सर्व्वगोऽपि महेशानो नेक्ष्यते मूढबुद्धिभिः । देववद् बुध्यते लोके योऽतीतो मनसां गिराम्
sarvvago'pi maheśāno nekṣyate mūḍhabuddhibhiḥ | devavad budhyate loke yo'tīto manasāṃ girām
Dẫu Mahēśvara thấm khắp mọi nơi, Ngài vẫn không được thấy bởi những trí tuệ mê muội. Trong đời, người ta chỉ hình dung Ngài như một vị thần, dù Ngài vượt ngoài tâm và lời.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Role: teaching
It teaches that Shiva as Pati is all-pervading yet not grasped by confused intellect; realization requires purification of understanding and devotion, not merely conceptual thinking.
Linga-worship supports the seeker in approaching the transcendent Shiva through a sacred form; the verse cautions that treating Shiva as only a worldly “deva” misses His supreme, beyond-mind reality.
Steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with inner contemplation on Shiva’s all-pervasiveness helps remove mūḍha-buddhi and turns worship into realization.