Shloka 38

दक्षयज्ञध्वंसः—वीरभद्रप्रेषणं, देवविष्ण्वोः पराजयः, पुनरनुग्रहः

Devanagari script

सरस्वत्याश् च नासाग्रं देवमातुस्तथैव च निकृत्य करजाग्रेण वीरभद्रः प्रतापवान्

Transliteration

sarasvatyāś ca nāsāgraṃ devamātustathaiva ca nikṛtya karajāgreṇa vīrabhadraḥ pratāpavān

Translation

Luego el poderoso Vīrabhadra, con la punta de su uña, cercenó la punta de la nariz de Sarasvatī; y del mismo modo la de Devamātā, sometiendo así el orgullo de los devas en la arena del yajña.

Word by Word

• सरस्वत्याः (sarasvatyāḥ): of Sarasvatī

• च (ca): and

• नासाग्रम् (nāsāgram): tip of the nose

• देवमातुः (devamātuḥ): of Devamātā (mother of the gods)

• तथा एव (tathā eva): just so, likewise

• च (ca): and

• निकृत्य (nikṛtya): having cut off, having severed

• करज-अग्रेण (karaja-agreṇa): with the tip of the fingernail

• वीरभद्रः (vīrabhadraḥ): Vīrabhadra

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān): powerful, radiant in might

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Virabhadra
• Sarasvati
• Devamata
• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It reinforces that mere external yajña-ritualism without reverence to Pati (Śiva) becomes hollow; true Linga-oriented devotion requires humility, surrender, and recognition of Śiva as the indwelling lord of the sacrifice.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Through Vīrabhadra (Śiva’s śakti-empowered agent), Śiva-tattva appears as the force that cuts down deva-ahaṅkāra and restores dharma—showing Pati’s supremacy over all powers when they deviate into pride and disrespect.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is inner purification: Pāśupata-oriented discipline that abandons ego and ritual pride, placing devotion (bhakti) and surrender to Śiva above status, speech, or learning.