Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच इत्युक्तो वीरभद्रेण नृसिंहः शान्तया गिरा ततो ऽधिकं महाघोरं कोपं प्रज्वालयद्धरिः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca ityukto vīrabhadreṇa nṛsiṃhaḥ śāntayā girā tato 'dhikaṃ mahāghoraṃ kopaṃ prajvālayaddhariḥ

Translation

Sūta sprach: So von Vīrabhadra mit beschwichtigenden Worten angesprochen, wurde Narasiṃha — Hari — nicht ruhig; vielmehr entfachte er einen noch überaus schrecklichen Zorn.

Word by Word

• सूत उवाच: Sūta said

• इति-उक्तः: thus addressed/spoken to

• वीरभद्रेण: by Vīrabhadra

• नृसिंहः: Narasiṁha (the Man-Lion form)

• शान्तया: pacifying, calming

• गिरा: by speech/words

• ततः: then/thereupon

• अधिकम्: even more

• महा-घोरम्: exceedingly terrible

• कोपम्: anger, wrath

• प्रज्वालयत्: kindled, inflamed

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)

Speaker

Suta

Characters & Entities

• Virabhadra
• Narasimha
• Vishnu (Hari)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that even divine power can manifest as uncontrolled krodha (wrath), implying that the pashu (bound soul) needs the stabilizing refuge of Pati—Śiva—often approached through Liṅga-pūjā as a discipline that pacifies inner pashas (bondages).

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

By showing Vīrabhadra attempting to pacify Narasiṁha, the narrative implicitly frames Śiva-tattva as the governing, harmonizing sovereignty (Pati) that can restrain and realign even formidable cosmic energies when they surge as destructive rage.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A key Pāśupata-Yogic takeaway is krodha-nigraha (restraint of anger): pacifying speech and inner discipline are presented as means to loosen the pasha of rage, a prerequisite for steadiness in mantra, dhyāna, and Liṅga-upāsanā.