Shloka 23
दक्षयज्ञध्वंसः—वीरभद्रप्रेषणं, देवविष्ण्वोः पराजयः, पुनरनुग्रहः
जघान भगवान् रुद्रः खड्गमुष्ट्यादिसायकैः अथ विष्णुर्महातेजाश् चक्रम् उद्यम्य मूर्छितः
jaghāna bhagavān rudraḥ khaḍgamuṣṭyādisāyakaiḥ atha viṣṇurmahātejāś cakram udyamya mūrchitaḥ
তখন ভগবান রুদ্র খড়্গ, মুষ্টি ও অন্যান্য অস্ত্র-শস্ত্রে আঘাত করলেন; তখন মহাতেজস্বী বিষ্ণু চক্র তুলেও মূর্ছিত হলেন—এতে বোঝা যায়, পরম পতি-র সম্মুখে পশু-ভাবের শক্তিও স্তব্ধ হয়।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It reinforces Rudra as Pati (the Supreme Lord) before whom even divine power becomes ineffective; Linga worship centers on surrender to this transcendent Lord beyond merely martial or worldly strength.
Shiva appears as Bhagavan Rudra whose sovereignty can still the activity of even Vishnu; this points to Shiva-tattva as the regulating, superior principle that subdues all limited agencies when they confront the Absolute.
Implicitly, it highlights Pashupata orientation: the pashu (individual soul) must abandon egoic reliance on ‘weapons’ (personal power) and take refuge in Pati through devotion, discipline, and Shaiva upasana (including Linga-puja).