Shloka 58
भैरवावतारवर्णनम् (Bhairavāvatāra-varṇanam) — “Description of the Descent/Manifestation of Bhairava”
त्यक्त्वाभि मानं पुरुषो जानाति परमेश्वरम् । गर्विणं हन्ति विश्वेशो जातो गर्वापहारकः
tyaktvābhi mānaṃ puruṣo jānāti parameśvaram | garviṇaṃ hanti viśveśo jāto garvāpahārakaḥ
当人舍弃我慢自负，方能真正认识至上主帕拉梅湿瓦罗（Parameśvara）。毗湿韦沙（Viśveśa），宇宙之主，摧破傲慢之人；诚然，他示现为除去骄慢者。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: Viśveśa/Viśvanātha as the Lord who grants liberation in Kāśī; here ‘Viśveśa’ is invoked as the cosmic Lord who removes pride, aligning with the Kāśī motif of the Lord’s direct salvific intervention.
Significance: Cultivating humility and surrender is framed as the inner pilgrimage; Viśvanātha is traditionally held to grant jñāna and fearlessness at the end, and here as ‘garvāpahāraka’ he clears the obstacle to that jñāna.
Mantra: त्यक्त्वाभि मानं पुरुषो जानाति परमेश्वरम् । गर्विणं हन्ति विश्वेशो जातो गर्वापहारकः
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse teaches that ahamkāra (self-conceit) is a binding pasha; when it is renounced, the soul becomes fit to recognize Parameśvara (Śiva). Śiva, as the compassionate Pati, actively removes pride because it obstructs devotion and liberating knowledge.
Liṅga-worship trains the devotee in surrender—offering water, bilva, and mantra with humility. Approaching Saguna Śiva as Viśveśa with reverence dissolves ego, and that purified devotion matures into the realization of Parameśvara beyond limited self-identity.
Practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with the bhāva of surrender, and adopt Tripuṇḍra-bhasma as a daily reminder of impermanence—both support the inner discipline of dropping pride.