Shloka 23

शरभप्रादुर्भावो नाम षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः (जलन्धरविमर्दनम्)

Devanagari script

दग्धं क्षणेन सकलं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम् तपसा किं त्वया रुद्र निर्जितो भगवानपि

Transliteration

dagdhaṃ kṣaṇena sakalaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram tapasā kiṃ tvayā rudra nirjito bhagavānapi

Translation

En un solo instante has abrasado por completo los tres mundos, con todo lo que se mueve y lo que no se mueve. Oh Rudra, ¿con qué austeridad has vencido incluso al Señor Bienaventurado?

Word by Word

• दग्धम्: burned

• क्षणेन: in an instant

• सकलम्: entire

• त्रैलोक्यम्: the three worlds

• सचराचरम्: with the moving and the unmoving

• तपसा: by austerity (tapas)

• किम्: by what?/how?

• त्वया: by you

• रुद्र: O Rudra

• निर्जितः: conquered/overcome

• भगवान् अपि: even the Blessed Lord (the divine one).

Speaker

A deity/sage addressing Rudra within Suta’s narration (Purva-Bhaga dialogue context)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It establishes Rudra’s unsurpassed sovereignty (Pati) over the entire cosmos—an essential theological basis for Linga-puja, where the Linga signifies the transcendent Lord who can dissolve all worlds.

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

Shiva is shown as Rudra whose śakti can reduce the moving and unmoving universe to ashes instantly, indicating a reality beyond ordinary deities and beyond cosmic limitation—Pati who is not bound like the pashu (soul) under pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tapas is highlighted as the concentrated ascetic-yogic power associated with Pashupata discipline—inner heat and one-pointedness that manifests mastery over cosmic forces.