Shloka 42
अध्याय १७ — देवपलायनं, विष्णोः प्रतियुद्धं, जलंधरक्रोधः
Devas’ Rout, Viṣṇu’s Counterattack, and Jalandhara’s Wrath
सनत्कुमार उवाच । तदाकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य महादैत्यस्य खिन्नधीः । तथास्त्विति च देवेशो जगाद भगवान् हरिः
sanatkumāra uvāca | tadākarṇya vacastasya mahādaityasya khinnadhīḥ | tathāstviti ca deveśo jagāda bhagavān hariḥ
Sanatkumāra said: Hearing the words of that mighty Daitya, Bhagavān Hari, Lord of the gods, his mind burdened with concern, replied, “So be it.”
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It highlights how even exalted divine powers act within dharma’s unfolding: Hari listens, reflects with gravity, and grants a measured assent (“tathāstu”), showing that cosmic events proceed through deliberate divine will rather than impulsive reaction.
Within the Shaiva Purana frame, such war-narratives ultimately point to Śiva as the supreme governor (Pati) of outcomes; even when Hari speaks, the larger purpose serves the restoration of dharma under Śiva’s overarching sovereignty, encouraging devotion to Saguna Śiva (Linga-worship) as the stabilizing center amidst conflict.
The verse suggests the inner discipline of śravaṇa (reverent listening) and measured response; as a practical takeaway, one may steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” before acting, aligning intention with dharma.