Shloka 29
युद्धप्रस्थान-वर्णनम्
Departure to the Battlefield and the Śaiva Overlordship over the Devas
विधिं प्रहर्तुं शठमग्निलिंगतः स ईश्वरस्तत्र बभूव साकृतिः । समुत्थितः स्वामि विलोकनात्पुनः प्रकंपपाणिः परिगृह्य तत्पदम्
vidhiṃ prahartuṃ śaṭhamagniliṃgataḥ sa īśvarastatra babhūva sākṛtiḥ | samutthitaḥ svāmi vilokanātpunaḥ prakaṃpapāṇiḥ parigṛhya tatpadam
为制止（并惩戒）狡诈的梵天，那位主宰（Īśvara）当即从炽焰林伽中显现出可触之形。梵天再度见到其主，便起身，双手战栗，抱持主之圣足。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Sthala Purana: From the fiery liṅga Śiva manifests in embodied form to check Brahmā’s deceit—punishment tempered by grace, restoring cosmic order and right knowledge.
Significance: Models the Siddhānta principle: the Lord reveals Himself (anugraha) when bondage-born error peaks; surrender at the feet becomes the turning point.
Cosmic Event: Theophany: Śiva’s emergence from the agni-liṅga to re-establish dharma and hierarchy among devas.
FAQs
The verse shows Īśvara emerging from the fiery Liṅga to subdue ego and deceit; liberation begins when the finite self (and even cosmic authorities) surrender at Śiva’s feet in humility and truth.
The Liṅga is presented as the revelatory sign of the formless (Nirguṇa) becoming accessible as form (Saguṇa). Śiva’s manifestation from the fiery Liṅga validates Liṅga-worship as direct communion with Īśvara.
The key practice is śaraṇāgati (surrender): approach the Liṅga with reverence, offer water/abhisheka, and repeat the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while cultivating humility—symbolized by taking refuge at Śiva’s feet.