Shloka 16

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

जगाम रंहसा तत्र यत्रास्ते नरकेसरी ततस्तं बोधयामास वीरभद्रो हरो हरिम्

Transliteration

jagāma raṃhasā tatra yatrāste narakesarī tatastaṃ bodhayāmāsa vīrabhadro haro harim

Translation

Entonces, con gran rapidez, fue al lugar donde estaba apostado Narakeśarī. Allí, Vīrabhadra—manifestación misma de Hara (Śiva)—despertó a Hari (Viṣṇu) a la conciencia.

Word by Word

• जगाम: went

• रंहसा: swiftly, with speed

• तत्र: there

• यत्र: where

• आस्ते: is stationed/abides

• नरकेसरी: Narakeśarī (a named being/place in the narrative)

• ततः: then, thereafter

• तं: him

• बोधयामास: awakened, made aware, roused

• वीरभद्रः: Vīrabhadra

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vīrabhadra
• Shiva (Hara)
• Vishnu (Hari)
• Narakeśarī

FAQs

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

It reinforces Śiva (Pati) as the supreme awakener who directs even great deities; Linga-worship aligns the pashu (soul) with that awakening power through devotion and inner bodhana.

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

Śiva-tattva is shown as the sovereign consciousness that can manifest as Vīrabhadra and ‘awaken’ Hari—implying Śiva’s governance over cosmic functions and the removal of tamas/forgetfulness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key motif is bodhana (spiritual awakening): in Pāśupata-oriented practice it corresponds to arousing jñāna and vairāgya through Śiva-smaraṇa and disciplined sādhana, dissolving pasha (bondage).