Shloka 2
Viśvānara-Gṛhapati Upākhyāna — Śivasya Agni-gṛhe Avatāraḥ
The Account of Viśvānara Gṛhapati and Śiva’s Descent into the House of Fire
नाम्ना गृहपतिः सोऽभूदग्निलोकपतिर्मुने । अग्निरूपस्तेजसश्च सर्व्वात्मा परमः प्रभुः
nāmnā gṛhapatiḥ so'bhūdagnilokapatirmune | agnirūpastejasaśca sarvvātmā paramaḥ prabhuḥ
噢，牟尼圣者，他以“伽利诃钵底”（Gṛhapati）之名为人所知，乃火界之主。他即是阿耆尼之形，具炽盛光辉；实为一切众生内住之我，至上之主宰。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Jyotirlinga: Oṃkāreśvara
Sthala Purana: The narrative identifies Śiva’s manifestation with an Agni-loka lordship epithet (Gṛhapati), linking the Narmadā-kṣetra episode to a cosmic-fire theology: Śiva as the inner fire (tejas) and indwelling Self (sarvātmā).
Significance: Pilgrims contemplate Śiva as both transcendent Lord and immanent sarvātmā; the teaching supports seeing the liṅga and the sacred river-landscape as pervaded by Śiva’s tejas.
Role: creative
FAQs
It identifies Shiva as the Supreme Lord who can manifest as the fiery cosmic principle (Agni) while remaining the Sarvātmā—the indwelling Self of all—pointing the seeker toward liberation through recognizing Shiva’s presence within all beings.
By describing Shiva as ‘Agnirūpa’ and ‘Tejas,’ the verse supports Saguna contemplation—worshipping Shiva as divine light and power—commonly symbolized by the Linga as the axis of consciousness and the radiant presence of Pati (the Lord) in the world.
Meditate on Shiva as inner light (tejas) while repeating the Panchakshara mantra ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’; in ritual, offer a lamp (dīpa) or fire-oblation in a Shiva-centered spirit, maintaining Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa as reminders of Shiva’s all-pervading lordship.