Shloka 12
Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)
षट्पदैरुपगीतैश्व माधवाप्रतिमो गिरि: । तन्महोत्सवसंकाशं भीमरूपधरं तत:
ṣaṭpadair upagītaiś ca mādhavāpratimo giriḥ | tan-mahotsava-saṅkāśaṃ bhīma-rūpa-dharaṃ tataḥ ||
Nārada dijo: «Y entonces aquella montaña—resplandeciente como Mādhava (Viṣṇu)—fue celebrada con el zumbante canto de las abejas. Después, apareció un ser formidable, que asumió una forma aterradora, deslumbrante como una gran festividad».
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses auspicious natural imagery (bees’ humming, festival-like radiance) alongside a sudden fearful manifestation to suggest that dharmic narratives often juxtapose beauty and terror, reminding the listener to maintain steadiness and discernment amid changing appearances.
Nārada describes a mountain scene filled with the humming ‘songs’ of bees, portraying the mountain as splendid like Mādhava; then he notes the subsequent appearance of a terrifying, formidable form, shining with a brilliance likened to a grand festival.