Shloka 37
Hari’s Special Mercy, Śiva’s Quick Boons, and the Deliverance from Vṛkāsura
मुमुचु: पुष्पवर्षाणि हते पापे वृकासुरे । देवर्षिपितृगन्धर्वा मोचित: सङ्कटाच्छिव: ॥ ३७ ॥
mumucuḥ puṣpa-varṣāṇi hate pāpe vṛkāsure devarṣi-pitṛ-gandharvā mocitaḥ saṅkaṭāc chivaḥ
When the sinful Vṛkāsura was slain, the celestial sages, the Pitās and the Gandharvas showered flowers in celebration, and Lord Śiva was freed from danger.
FAQs
This verse states that the sinful Vṛkāsura was slain, after which celestial beings showered flowers, and Lord Śiva was freed from danger.
They celebrated the removal of a great threat—Vṛkāsura’s death—and honored the divine resolution of the crisis that had endangered Lord Śiva.
Even powerful beings can face peril; the Bhagavatam highlights seeking divine shelter and the ultimate triumph of dharma when arrogance and misuse of boons are checked.