Shloka 29

शरभप्रादुर्भावो नाम षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः (जलन्धरविमर्दनम्)

Devanagari script

ऐरावतादयो नागाः क्षिप्ताः सिन्धुजलोपरि सरथो भगवानिन्द्रः क्षिप्तश् च शतयोजनम्

Transliteration

airāvatādayo nāgāḥ kṣiptāḥ sindhujalopari saratho bhagavānindraḥ kṣiptaś ca śatayojanam

Translation

Airāvata and the other mighty Nāgas were hurled upon the ocean’s waters. Even the blessed Indra, together with his chariot, was flung a hundred yojanas away—showing that when the Supreme Lord, Pati, sets the cosmic order in motion, all embodied powers (paśu) are overruled.

Word by Word

• ऐरावतादयः (airāvatādayaḥ): Airāvata and others

• नागाः (nāgāḥ): nāgas/serpent-beings

• क्षिप्ताः (kṣiptāḥ): were thrown/hurled

• सिन्धु-जल-उपरि (sindhu-jala-upari): upon the ocean-waters

• स-रथः (sa-rathaḥ): together with (his) chariot

• भगवान् (bhagavān): the blessed lord

• इन्द्रः (indraḥ): Indra

• क्षिप्तः (kṣiptaḥ): was flung

• च (ca): and

• शत-योजनम् (śata-yojanam): a hundred yojanas (a vast distance).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Airavata
• Nagas

FAQs

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

It underscores that even the highest celestial authorities are powerless without alignment to Pati (Shiva); Linga worship trains the paśu (individual soul) to surrender egoic power and seek refuge in the Lord who steadies the cosmos.

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

By implication, Shiva-tattva is the transcendent governance behind events: when the Supreme wills, Devas, Nāgas, and their might are displaced—revealing the Lord as the ultimate regulator beyond all contingent powers.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is inner Pāśupata discipline: cultivating detachment from status and power (Indrahood) and establishing devotion (bhakti) and surrender (śaraṇāgati) to Pati through Linga-centered worship and contemplation.