Shloka 34

दक्षयज्ञध्वंसः—वीरभद्रप्रेषणं, देवविष्ण्वोः पराजयः, पुनरनुग्रहः

Devanagari script

प्रदीपितमहाशालं दृष्ट्वा यज्ञो ऽपि दुद्रुवे तं तदा मृगरूपेण धावन्तं गगनं प्रति

Transliteration

pradīpitamahāśālaṃ dṛṣṭvā yajño 'pi dudruve taṃ tadā mṛgarūpeṇa dhāvantaṃ gaganaṃ prati

Translation

Als er jene riesige Halle in feurigem Glanz lodern sah, floh selbst Yajña vor Entsetzen; und dann nahm er die Gestalt eines Hirsches an und rannte – aufwärts in den Himmel stürmend.

Word by Word

• प्रदीपित (pradīpita): blazing, kindled

• महा-शालम् (mahā-śālam): great hall / vast pavilion

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā): having seen

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ): Yajña (the personified sacrifice / sacrificial rite)

• अपि (api): even

• दुद्रुवे (dudruve): fled, ran away

• तम् (tam): him

• तदा (tadā): then

• मृग-रूपेण (mṛga-rūpeṇa): in the form of a deer

• धावन्तम् (dhāvantam): running, speeding

• गगनम् (gaganam): the sky

• प्रति (prati): toward

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Yajña
• Rudra (Shiva)

FAQs

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

It shows that mere ritual power (yajña) cannot stand independently before the blazing presence of Shiva; Linga-worship signifies surrender of the rite and its fruits to Pati, making sacrifice spiritually complete.

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

Shiva-tattva appears as overwhelming, luminous sovereignty that causes even the personified sacrifice to tremble—indicating Pati as transcendent authority over all karmic rites and their limited outcomes.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway aligns with Pashupata discipline: turning from external performance to inner surrender—recognizing that without devotion to Pati, karmic ritual (yajña) remains bound by pasha and can ‘flee’ from true realization.