Shloka 94
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
ताक्ष सप्तकपालेन देवैरन्या: प्रवर्तिता: । ततः पानीयमभवत् प्रसन्ने >यम्बके भुवि
tākṣa saptakapalena devair anyāḥ pravartitāḥ | tataḥ pānīyam abhavat prasanne tryambake bhuvi ||
Vāsudeva said: “Formerly, when water had been destroyed due to Mahādeva’s wrath, the gods set in motion another means through the Saptakapāla rite, whose lord is Rudra. Thereafter, drinkable water became available on the earth only when Tryambaka (Śiva), the three-eyed Lord, was pleased.”
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Essential resources and social-cosmic stability depend on maintaining harmony with dharma and the divine; when divine displeasure disrupts order, sincere propitiation through appropriate rites and humility restores balance.
After water is lost due to Śiva’s anger, the gods perform the Saptakapāla rite under Rudra’s lordship; once Tryambaka is pleased, potable water becomes available again on earth.