Shloka 74

Bhīṣma’s Śara-śayyā Stuti to Vāsudeva and Yogic Preparation for Dehotsarga

Body-Relinquishment

Devanagari script

पिज्लेक्षणसटं यस्य रूपं दंष्टानखायुधम्‌ । दानवेन्द्रान्तकरणं तस्मै दृप्तात्मने नमः:

Transliteration

piṅgekṣaṇaśaṭaṃ yasya rūpaṃ daṃṣṭā-nakhāyudham | dānavendrāntakaraṇaṃ tasmai dṛptātmane namaḥ ||

Translation

Bhishma said: Salutations to that exalted, awe-inspiring Lord in the form of Narasiṃha—whose countless eyes shone tawny, whose weapons were His fangs and claws, and who brought about the destruction of the king of the Dānavas (Hiraṇyakaśipu). The verse frames devotion as reverent remembrance of divine protection: pride and tyranny are checked, and dharma is upheld through the safeguarding of the righteous.

Word by Word

• पिञ्जलेक्षणसटम्: him whose eyes and mane are tawny/yellowish
• पिञ्जलेक्षणसटम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिञ्जल-ईक्षण-सट (समास)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दंष्टानखायुधम्: whose weapons are fangs and nails
• दंष्टानखायुधम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दंष्ट्रा-नख-आयुध (समास)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दानवेन्द्रान्तकरणम्: bringing about the end of the lord of the Dānavas
• दानवेन्द्रान्तकरणम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दानव-इन्द्र-अन्त-करण (समास)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Dative, Singular

• दृप्तात्मने: to the proud/dauntless-souled one
• दृप्तात्मने: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृप्त-आत्मन् (समास)
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Karma
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस्
• Form: true

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Narasimha (Nṛsiṃha)
• Hiraṇyakaśipu
• Dānavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches reverent devotion to the divine as protector of dharma: when arrogance and oppression rise, the Lord manifests powerfully to end tyranny and restore moral order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma offers a hymn of salutation to Lord Narasiṃha, vividly describing His tawny-eyed, fearsome form with fangs and claws, and recalling His killing of the demon-king Hiraṇyakaśipu.