Shloka 24

दक्षयज्ञध्वंसः—वीरभद्रप्रेषणं, देवविष्ण्वोः पराजयः, पुनरनुग्रहः

Devanagari script

युयोध भगवांस्तेन रुद्रेण सह माधवः तयोः समभवद्युद्धं सुघोरं रोमहर्षणम्

Transliteration

yuyodha bhagavāṃstena rudreṇa saha mādhavaḥ tayoḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ sughoraṃ romaharṣaṇam

Translation

Then the Blessed Mādhava fought together with that Rudra. Between the two, a battle arose—exceedingly terrible and hair-raising—revealing the awe-inspiring power of the Supreme Lord (Pati) beyond the reach of bound souls (paśu).

Word by Word

• युयोध (yuyodha): fought

• भगवान् (bhagavān): the Blessed Lord

• तेन (tena): with that (one)

• रुद्रेण (rudreṇa): with Rudra

• सह (saha): together/with

• माधवः (mādhavaḥ): Mādhava (Vishnu)

• तयोः (tayoḥ): of those two

• समभवत् (samabhavat): arose/came to be

• युद्धम् (yuddham): battle

• सुघोरम् (sughорам): exceedingly terrible

• रोमहर्षणम् (romaharṣaṇam): causing horripilation/astonishing.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)
• Madhava (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

By portraying a fearsome Hari–Rudra encounter, the verse heightens bhakti and reverence toward the Linga as the sign of the transcendent Pati whose power surpasses ordinary dualities.

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

Rudra is shown as a cosmic force whose presence makes the conflict “sughora,” indicating Shiva-tattva as awe-inspiring, sovereign, and not reducible to worldly categories—Pati standing beyond the paśu bound by pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated, but the verse supports Pāśupata-style contemplation: meditating on the terrifying majesty (ugra-bhāva) of Rudra to break fear, ego, and bondage (pāśa) through devotion and disciplined awareness.