Shloka 62

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

Devanagari script

गगनव्यापि दुर्धर्षशैवतेजःसमुद्भवम् वीरभद्रस्य तद्रूपं तत्क्षणादेव दृश्यते

Transliteration

gaganavyāpi durdharṣaśaivatejaḥsamudbhavam vīrabhadrasya tadrūpaṃ tatkṣaṇādeva dṛśyate

Translation

At that very instant, the form of Vīrabhadra became visible—born of Shiva’s irresistible Śaiva radiance and pervading the entire sky—an overwhelming manifestation of Pati’s power that no being bound as paśu can withstand.

Word by Word

• gagana-vyāpi: pervading the sky

• durdharṣa: unassailable, irresistible

• śaiva-tejaḥ: Shiva’s divine radiance/power

• samudbhavam: arisen from, born of

• vīrabhadrasya: of Vīrabhadra

• tad-rūpam: that form

• tat-kṣaṇāt: from that very moment/instant

• eva: indeed, certainly

• dṛśyate: is seen, becomes visible

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Virabhadra

FAQs

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

It underscores that all sacred forms and powers arise from Śiva’s tejas—so Linga worship is devotion to Pati himself, whose radiance pervades all space and grants protection and liberation.

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

Shiva-tattva is portrayed as durdharṣa (unconquerable) and all-pervading; Vīrabhadra is a direct, instantaneous emergence of that Śaiva radiance, revealing Pati’s sovereign capacity to manifest forms.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to contemplation of Shiva’s tejas (inner luminosity) central to Pāśupata orientation—meditating on Pati’s all-pervading power that burns pasha (bondage) and steadies the paśu (soul) in devotion.