Shloka 49
राहोर्विमोचनानन्तरं जलन्धरस्य सैन्योद्योगः — Rahu’s Aftermath and Jalandhara’s Mobilization
प्रमथाहतदैत्यौघान्भार्गवस्समजीवयत् । युद्धे पुनः पुनश्चैव मृतसंजीवनी बलात्
pramathāhatadaityaughānbhārgavassamajīvayat | yuddhe punaḥ punaścaiva mṛtasaṃjīvanī balāt
In the battle, Bhārgava (Śukrācārya) again and again restored to life the hosts of Daityas struck down by the Pramathas, by the power of the Mṛtasaṁjīvanī mantra that revives the dead.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Mantra: mṛtasaṃjīvanī (name only; text not quoted)
FAQs
It contrasts temporary, mantra-born restoration of the body (Mṛtasaṁjīvanī) with the higher Shaiva aim: liberation through Śiva’s grace—showing that worldly victory and even revival remain within saṁsāra, while mokṣa is beyond it.
The verse occurs in the Yuddha narrative where Śiva’s gaṇas (Pramathas) act as instruments of Saguna Śiva’s will; it underscores that even powerful mantras used by opponents operate under the larger sovereignty of Śiva, whom devotees worship as the Linga—the stable refuge beyond conflict.
A practical takeaway is reverence for mantra-discipline under right guidance: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa, seeking purification and Śiva’s grace rather than siddhis aimed at worldly outcomes.