Shloka 87
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
स्वैश्व पारिषदैर्देव: पूज्यमानो महायशा:
svaiś ca pāriṣadair devaḥ pūjyamāno mahāyaśāḥ |
সেই সময়ত মহাযশস্বী দেৱেশ্বৰ মহাদেৱ নিজ পাৰিষদসকলৰ দ্বাৰাই পূজিত হৈছিল। শিৱৰ সেই দুৰ্ধর্ষ গণসকলে নৃত্য কৰি, চাৰিওফালে দৌৰি, পৰস্পৰে পৰস্পৰক ধমক দিছিল। তেওঁলোকৰ মাজত কিছুমান পাৰিষদ—ভূত-প্ৰেত আদি—মাংসভক্ষীও আছিল।
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
Śiva’s supremacy is shown through the devotion of even fearsome, liminal beings (gaṇas, bhūtas). The passage suggests that true divinity commands reverence beyond social notions of purity, inspiring awe and surrender rather than ordinary judgment.
Bhīṣma describes a vivid scene of Mahādeva being worshipped by his own attendants. The gaṇas dance and rush about, shouting at one another, and some are depicted as flesh-eaters—highlighting the wild, formidable atmosphere surrounding Śiva.