Shloka 30
दुन्दुभिनिर्ह्रादनिर्णयः / Dundubhinirhrāda’s Stratagem: Targeting the Brāhmaṇas
सावज्ञमथ सर्वज्ञं यावत्पश्यति दानवः । तावदायातमादाय कक्षायंत्रे न्यपीडयत्
sāvajñamatha sarvajñaṃ yāvatpaśyati dānavaḥ | tāvadāyātamādāya kakṣāyaṃtre nyapīḍayat
Then, while the demon still looked with contempt upon the All-knowing One, he suddenly seized the one who had come near and crushed him in a restraining contrivance fastened at the armpit.
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: Depicts asuric ‘avajñā’ (contempt) toward the Sarvajña (Śiva) and the attempt to physically restrain the divine approach—an emblem of bondage (pāśa) trying to bind the Lord, which is ultimately futile.
Significance: Warns against aparādha/avajñā toward Śiva and His manifestations; reinforces humility in worship and the supremacy of Sarvajñatva.
FAQs
The verse highlights avajñā (contempt) as a binding impurity: the demon’s scorn leads to violent grasping and restraint, symbolizing how ego hardens into pasha (bondage) before the Sarvajña (the all-knowing Lord), whereas humility opens the way to Shiva’s grace.
In Shaiva Siddhanta, Saguna Shiva engages the world through līlā—here shown in the battle setting—teaching devotees that external force and pride cannot overcome divine order; Linga-worship trains the mind to surrender to that higher Pati rather than act from contempt and domination.
As an antidote to avajñā and aggression, the practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a bowed attitude, and daily Tripuṇḍra-bhasma application as a reminder to restrain ego and align action with Shiva’s awareness.