Shloka 14
Dyūta-kathā-praśnaḥ — Inquiry into the Dice-Game Calamity
उग्र रुद्रे पशुपतिं महादेवमुमापतिम् | हरं शर्व वृषं शूलं पिनाकि कृत्तिवाससम्
ugraṁ rudre paśupatiṁ mahādevam umāpatim | haraṁ śarvaṁ vṛṣaṁ śūlaṁ pinākī kṛttivāsasam ||
Vaiśampāyana dijo: «(Verás) a Śiva—fiero y sobrecogedor—, a Rudra, Paśupati, Mahādeva, el Señor de Umā; Hara, Śarva; el del estandarte del toro, el que empuña el tridente, el portador del arco Pināka y el asceta vestido con una piel. Oh rey de reyes, al final de la noche lo verás en un sueño».
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes reverent recognition of the divine through Śiva’s many epithets, suggesting that the Supreme can be approached and understood through multiple names and attributes—each highlighting a facet of cosmic sovereignty, protection, and ascetic power.
Vaiśampāyana describes (to the king) an impending dream-vision at night’s end in which the king will behold Śiva, identified through a litany of well-known names and insignia (trident, Pināka bow, hide garment, bull emblem), marking the vision as a significant omen or divine encounter.