Shloka 73

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

Devanagari script

सहसैव भयाद्विष्णुं विहगश् च यथोरगम् उत्क्षिप्योत्क्षिप्य संगृह्य निपात्य च निपात्य च

Transliteration

sahasaiva bhayādviṣṇuṃ vihagaś ca yathoragam utkṣipyotkṣipya saṃgṛhya nipātya ca nipātya ca

Translation

ثم، من خوفٍ مفاجئ، قبض على فيشنو كما يقبض الطائر على الأفعى—يرفعه مرة بعد مرة، ويضمّه بإحكام، ثم يطرحه مرارًا وتكرارًا.

Word by Word

• सहसा एव: suddenly indeed

• भयात्: out of fear

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu

• विहगः: a bird

• च: and

• यथा: as

• उरगम्: a serpent

• उत्क्षिप्य-उत्क्षिप्य: having lifted up repeatedly

• संगृह्य: having grasped/held firmly

• निपात्य च: and having thrown down

• निपात्य च: and having thrown down again (repetition for emphasis)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It dramatizes the instability of power when driven by bhaya (fear), implying that true steadiness comes from taking refuge in Pati (Śiva) through Linga-upāsanā, which dissolves pāśa (bondage) such as fear and agitation.

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

By contrast: the verse shows a fear-driven, forceful struggle, highlighting that Shiva-tattva as Pati is the unshaken ground beyond such compulsions—whereas beings caught in pāśa act with repetition, grasping, and falling.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A takeaway aligned with Pāśupata-Yoga is the discipline of conquering bhaya and kṣobha (inner disturbance); Linga-dhyāna and mantra-japa are implied remedies to stabilize the pashu (individual self) under Pati’s grace.