Shloka 70

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

Devanagari script

शिव ओवेर्चोमेस् विष्णु हरिस्तद्दर्शनादेव विनष्टबलविक्रमः बिभ्रद् और्म्यं सहस्रांशोर् अधः खद्योतविभ्रमम्

Transliteration

Śiva overcomes Viṣṇu haristaddarśanādeva vinaṣṭabalavikramaḥ bibhrad aurmyaṃ sahasrāṃśor adhaḥ khadyotavibhramam

Translation

Śiva superó a Viṣṇu. Hari, por esa sola visión, vio deshechos su vigor y su heroica fuerza: sólo llevaba un resplandor vacilante, ondulante, como si la luz del sol de mil rayos hubiera caído hasta el mero parpadeo de una luciérnaga.

Word by Word

• śivaḥ: Lord Śiva (Pati, the Supreme Lord)

• overcomes/surpasses (overcomes): transcends, overawes

• viṣṇum: Viṣṇu

• hariḥ: Hari (Viṣṇu)

• tat-darśanāt eva: from the mere sight of Him alone

• vinaṣṭa-bala-vikramaḥ: whose power and valor were destroyed/checked

• bibhrat: bearing, carrying, exhibiting

• aurmyam: wave-like, unsteady shimmer

• sahasra-aṃśoḥ: of the thousand-rayed one (the Sun)

• adhaḥ: down, lowered

• khadyota-vibhramam: the illusion/flicker of a firefly (khadyota = firefly

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana’s account; contextual attribution)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Hari
• Surya

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva’s darśana as the power that reduces even cosmic authority to humility—supporting Linga-worship as surrender to Pati, whose presence alone dissolves pride and restores right orientation for the pashu (soul).

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

Śiva-tattva is shown as unsurpassable tejas (transcendent radiance) and lordship: compared to the sun against a firefly, indicating that all limited powers are secondary before the Supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is darśana-bhakti and ego-kṣaya (dissolution of pride) as a prerequisite for Pāśupata orientation—approaching Śiva/Liṅga with humility so the bonds (pāśa) loosen through grace (anugraha).