Shloka 71

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

अथ विभ्रम्य पक्षाभ्यां नाभिपादे ऽभ्युदारयन् पादावाबध्य पुच्छेन बाहुभ्यां बाहुमण्डलम्

Transliteration

atha vibhramya pakṣābhyāṃ nābhipāde 'bhyudārayan pādāvābadhya pucchena bāhubhyāṃ bāhumaṇḍalam

Translation

ثم أخذ يرفرف بجناحيه بعنف، فضرب السُّرّة والقدمين؛ وربط القدمين بذيله، وبقوائمه الأمامية أمسك دائرة الذراعين—فغلب خصمه بالقوة.

Word by Word

• अथ: then

• विभ्रम्य: whirling about / beating repeatedly

• पक्षाभ्याम्: with (its) two wings

• नाभि: navel

• पादे: at the feet

• अभ्युदारयन्: striking open / tearing / assailing

• पादौ: the two feet

• आबध्य: having bound / having fastened

• पुच्छेन: with the tail

• बाहुभ्याम्: with the two arms / forelimbs

• बाहुमण्डलम्: the arm-region / the circle (range) of the arms

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse uses a vivid subjugation scene to imply the Shaiva principle that all powers are ultimately mastered under Pati (Shiva); Linga worship trains the devotee (pashu) to surrender ego-force and align with Shiva’s sovereign order.

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

Though Shiva is not directly acting in the verse, the narrative logic reflects Shiva-tattva as the supreme controller: worldly force and conflict are contained within His governance, reminding the pashu that liberation arises by turning from pasha (bondage) to Pati.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It indirectly points to Pashupata discipline—sense-restraint and mastery over bodily impulses—where the practitioner binds the wandering faculties and steadies the “limbs” of action toward Shiva-centered awareness.