Shloka 52

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

चक्रुर्देवास्ततस्तस्य विष्णोः साहाय्यमव्ययाः द्विजेनैकेन योद्धुं हि प्रवृत्तस्य महाबलाः

Transliteration

cakrurdevāstatastasya viṣṇoḥ sāhāyyamavyayāḥ dvijenaikena yoddhuṃ hi pravṛttasya mahābalāḥ

Translation

ثم إن الآلهة—أقوياء غير منقوصين في مقامهم الإلهي—التمسوا عون فيشنو، لأنه كان قد تقدّم ليقاتل براهمنًا واحدًا ذا قوة عظيمة خارقة.

Word by Word

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ): they did/made

• देवाः (devāḥ): the gods

• ततः (tataḥ): then/thereupon

• तस्य (tasya): of him/that

• विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ): of Vishnu

• साहाय्यम् (sāhāyyam): help/assistance

• अव्ययाः (avyayāḥ): imperishable/undecaying

• द्विजेन (dvijena): with/against a Brahmin (twice-born)

• एकेन (ekena): by/with one (single)

• योद्धुम् (yoddhum): to fight

• हि (hi): indeed/for

• प्रवृत्तस्य (pravṛttasya): of one who has set forth/engaged

• महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ): greatly powerful/mighty.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It shows that even the devas rely on higher divine support when confronted with overwhelming power—implying that true refuge ultimately lies in the Supreme (Pati), whom Linga worship approaches as the transcendent ground beyond deva-level limitations.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Indirectly, it highlights that deva power is contingent and strategic, whereas Shiva-tattva in Shaiva Siddhanta is the independent Pati—unconditioned by conflict—before whom even Vishnu’s role can appear as assistance within cosmic order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit ritual is stated; the practical takeaway aligns with Pashupata Yoga’s emphasis on śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) and discerning the difference between worldly/divine power and liberation-bestowing grace of Pati approached through Linga-upāsanā.