Shloka 31

Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)

Devanagari script

ततो गिरिसुता दृष्ट्वा दीप्ताग्निसदृशेक्षणम्‌ । हरं प्रणम्य शिरसा ददर्शायतलोचना,तब महादेवजीको प्रज्वलित अग्निके सदृश तीसरे नेत्रसे युक्त हुआ देख गिरिराजनन्दिनी विशाललोचना उमाने सिरसे प्रणाम करके उनकी ओर चकित दृष्टिसे देखा

Transliteration

tato girisutā dṛṣṭvā dīptāgnisadṛśekṣaṇam | haraṃ praṇamya śirasā dadarśāyatalocanā ||

Translation

Then the Daughter of the Mountain, seeing Hara endowed with a third eye like blazing fire, bowed her head in reverence. Wide-eyed Umā looked up at him in astonishment, beholding his terrible, radiant aspect.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

गिरिसुताthe mountain's daughter (Pārvatī/Umā)

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

दीप्ताग्निसदृशेक्षणम्whose gaze/eye was like blazing fire

हरम्Hara (Śiva)

प्रणम्यhaving bowed down

शिरसाwith (her) head

ददर्शshe saw

आयतलोचनाthe wide-eyed one

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Girisutā (Pārvatī/Umā)

Hara (Śiva)

Agni (fire, as simile)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights bhakti and maryādā (reverent conduct): even the divine consort approaches Śiva’s fierce, radiant manifestation with humility, showing that spiritual power is met rightly through respect, self-restraint, and devotion rather than familiarity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada narrates that Umā (Pārvatī), seeing Śiva (Hara) with a terrifying, fire-like gaze, bows with her head and then looks at him in wonder, indicating a moment where Śiva’s formidable aspect becomes manifest before her.