Shloka 9

दक्षयज्ञध्वंसः—वीरभद्रप्रेषणं, देवविष्ण्वोः पराजयः, पुनरनुग्रहः

Devanagari script

पर्वताश् च व्यशीर्यन्त प्रचकम्पे वसुंधरा मरुतश् चाप्य् अघूर्णन्त चुक्षुभे मकरालयः

Transliteration

parvatāś ca vyaśīryanta pracakampe vasuṃdharā marutaś cāpy aghūrṇanta cukṣubhe makarālayaḥ

Translation

Mountains shattered; the earth trembled; the winds whirled in confusion; and the ocean—abode of the makaras—heaved in agitation. Thus the very elements convulsed, as the bonds (pāśa) of the cosmos were shaken before the supreme Pati, Śiva.

Word by Word

• पर्वताः: mountains

• च: and

• व्यशीर्यन्त: were shattered/split apart

• प्रचकम्पे: trembled violently

• वसुंधरा: the earth

• मरुतः: winds

• च: and

• अपि: also

• अघूर्णन्त: whirled/spun turbulently

• चुक्षुभे: was agitated/boiled up

• मकरालयः: the ocean/sea (abode of makaras)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Earth (Vasundhara)
• Winds (Maruts)
• Ocean (Makaralaya)

FAQs

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

By depicting the elements trembling, the verse signals that all manifested supports are unstable without the supreme Pati; Linga worship centers the devotee in the unshaken reality of Śiva beyond changing earth, wind, and ocean.

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as the transcendent ground that can disturb or withdraw the cosmos; when the elements convulse, it points to Pati’s mastery over prakṛti and the pasha-bound order of creation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It supports Pāśupata-style vairāgya and inner steadiness: as the world shakes, the sādhaka anchors awareness in Śiva through japa and dhyāna of the Liṅga, loosening pasha (bondage) from the pashu (individual soul).