Shloka 143
Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)
वाता: सर्वे महाभूतास्तत्रैवासन् समागता: । महान् सौभाग्यशाली मुनि, ऊर्ध्वरेता सिद्धणण, मरुदगण, वसुगण, साध्यगण, इन्द्रसहित विश्वेदेवगण, यक्ष और नाग, पिशाच, लोकपाल, अग्नि, समस्त वायु और प्रधान भूतगण वहाँ आये हुए थे
Vātāḥ sarve mahābhūtās tatraivāsan samāgatāḥ | mahān saubhāgyaśālī muniḥ, ūrdhvaretaḥ siddhagaṇaḥ, marudgaṇaḥ, vasugaṇaḥ, sādhyagaṇaḥ, indrasahita viśvedevagaṇaḥ, yakṣa-nāgāḥ, piśācāḥ, lokapālāḥ, agniḥ, samastā vāyavaḥ ca pradhānabhūtagaṇāḥ tatra āgatāḥ āsan |
Nārada said: There, all the mighty elemental beings and the hosts of wind had assembled. A great and auspicious sage was present, along with the perfected beings; the Maruts, Vasus, and Sādhyas; the Viśvedevas with Indra; as well as Yakṣas and Nāgas, Piśācas, the guardians of the quarters, Agni, and the various winds and chief classes of beings—all had come to that place. The scene underscores a cosmic gathering in which divine and elemental powers bear witness, suggesting that the matter at hand concerns dharma on a universal scale, not merely human interest.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the forthcoming discourse as universally significant: when gods, elemental powers, and guardians assemble, it signals that dharma and moral order are being affirmed before cosmic witnesses. It also highlights the ethical prestige of ascetic restraint (ūrdhvaretaḥ) as a source of spiritual authority.
Nārada describes a grand gathering at a particular place where multiple divine and semi-divine groups—winds, elemental beings, Vedic deities, spirits, and world-guardians—have arrived, along with an eminent sage and perfected beings. The narrative sets a solemn, cosmic stage for what follows.