Shloka 59
Mahiṣāsura’s Conquest of Svarga and the Devas’ Appeal to Śiva and Viṣṇu
ततस्तच्चरणाक्रान्तस्स स्वकीयमुखात्ततः । अर्द्धनिष्क्रान्त एवासीद्देव्या वीर्येण संवृतः
tatastaccaraṇākrāntassa svakīyamukhāttataḥ | arddhaniṣkrānta evāsīddevyā vīryeṇa saṃvṛtaḥ
Then, being pressed down by Her foot, he was forced back into his own mouth. He remained only half-emerged, held in check and enclosed by the Goddess’s power.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
FAQs
It highlights the supremacy of Devī-Śakti as the restraining and regulating power that subdues disruptive forces; in Shaiva Siddhanta terms, grace operates through Śakti to curb the bonds (pāśa) and bring the pashu (bound being) under dharmic order.
It supports Saguna worship by showing how the Divine acts within form—Śiva’s transcendence is inseparable from Śakti’s immanent power; devotion to Śiva (often through Liṅga worship) is fulfilled with reverence to Umā as His inseparable energy.
A practical takeaway is disciplined japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with bhakti and self-restraint, contemplating Śakti as the inner शक्ति that checks anger, pride, and impulsive speech.