Shloka 20

विनायकोत्पत्तिः / ताण्डव-प्रसङ्गः (दारुक-वधः, काली-उत्पत्तिः, क्षेत्रपालोत्पत्तिः)

Devanagari script

संरंभातिप्रसंगाद् वै तस्याः सर्वमिदं जगत् क्रोधाग्निना च विप्रेन्द्राः संबभूव तदातुरम्

Transliteration

saṃraṃbhātiprasaṃgād vai tasyāḥ sarvamidaṃ jagat krodhāgninā ca viprendrāḥ saṃbabhūva tadāturam

Translation

Oh, el mejor de los brahmanes, por el arrebato desbordante de su ira impetuosa, este mundo entero quedó afligido—abrasado y angustiado por el fuego del enojo.

Word by Word

• saṃrambha: impetuous fury, vehement agitation

• ati-prasaṅgāt: due to excessive outbreak/overpowering surge

• vai: indeed

• tasyāḥ: of her (that Goddess/Shakti)

• sarvam: all

• idam: this

• jagat: world, moving universe

• krodha-agninā: by the fire of anger

• ca: and

• vipra-indrāḥ: O chiefs among Brahmins

• saṃbabhūva: became, came to be

• tat-āturam: distressed, afflicted, fevered

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shakti
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames uncontrolled krodha as a destructive cosmic force; Linga-worship centers the Pashu (soul) in Shiva (Pati), invoking śānti to cool such “krodhāgni” and restore dharma in the jagat.

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

By implying that even Shakti’s overwhelming force can throw the world into distress, it points to Shiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati who steadies and harmonizes energies, transforming destructive heat into auspicious order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway aligns with Pāśupata discipline: anger is a pasha (bond) to be mastered through japa, dhyāna on the Linga, and śiva-śānti-oriented worship that pacifies inner “krodhāgni.”