Shloka 99
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
अपरे<वस्थितास्तत्र युद्धायाभिमुखास्तदा । ततः स्थाणुर्महाराज शूलधृक् क्रोधमूर्च्छित:,दूसरे जो दैत्य वहाँ खड़े थे, वे युद्धके लिये महादेवजीके सामने आये। महाराज! तब त्रिशूलधारी महादेवजी क्रोधसे आतुर हो उठे
apare 'vasthitās tatra yuddhāyābhimukhās tadā | tataḥ sthāṇur mahārāja śūladhṛk krodhamūrcchitaḥ ||
Other beings stationed there advanced, facing Mahādeva, intent on battle. O King, at that moment Sthāṇu—Śiva, bearer of the trident—was seized by a surge of wrath.
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse suggests that when destructive forces openly turn toward violence, steadfast authority (symbolized by Śiva as Sthāṇu) may respond with forceful resolve. Anger here functions as a mobilizing energy to restrain adharma and protect cosmic and social order, rather than as uncontrolled personal passion.
A group of opponents (described as 'others'—understood in context as daityas) step forward, facing Mahādeva for battle. In response, Śiva, the trident-bearer, becomes inflamed with wrath, signaling the imminent clash and the divine readiness to counter the aggressors.