Shloka 87
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
स्वैश्व पारिषदैर्देव: पूज्यमानो महायशा:
svaiś ca pāriṣadair devaḥ pūjyamāno mahāyaśāḥ |
Dijo Bhīṣma: En aquel momento, el gran y glorioso Señor, Mahādeva, era adorado por sus propios asistentes. Aquellos irresistibles gaṇas de Śiva danzaban, corrían en todas direcciones y se gritaban reproches unos a otros. Entre esos asistentes había algunos—seres espectrales y semejantes—que comían carne.
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
Śiva’s supremacy is shown through the devotion of even fearsome, liminal beings (gaṇas, bhūtas). The passage suggests that true divinity commands reverence beyond social notions of purity, inspiring awe and surrender rather than ordinary judgment.
Bhīṣma describes a vivid scene of Mahādeva being worshipped by his own attendants. The gaṇas dance and rush about, shouting at one another, and some are depicted as flesh-eaters—highlighting the wild, formidable atmosphere surrounding Śiva.