Shloka 42

अध्याय 66: इक्ष्वाकुवंश-ऐलवंशप्रवाहः (त्रिशङ्कु-राम-ययात्यादि-प्रकरणम्)

Devanagari script

श्रुतायुरभवत्तस्माद् बृहद्बल इति स्मृतः भारते यो महातेजाः सौभद्रेण निपातितः

Transliteration

śrutāyurabhavattasmād bṛhadbala iti smṛtaḥ bhārate yo mahātejāḥ saubhadreṇa nipātitaḥ

Translation

De lui naquit Śrutāyu ; c’est pourquoi on se souvient de lui sous le nom de Bṛhadbala. Dans la guerre des Bhārata, cet être au grand éclat fut terrassé par Saubhadra (Abhimanyu).

Word by Word

• श्रुतायुः: Śrutāyu (a descendant/son)

• अभवत्: was born/came into being

• तस्मात्: from that/therefore

• बृहद्बलः: Bṛhadbala (name, ‘of great strength’)

• इति: thus

• स्मृतः: is remembered/called

• भारते: in the Bharata (Mahābhārata) war

• यः: who

• महातेजाः: of great radiance/heroic splendour

• सौभद्रेण: by Saubhadra (Abhimanyu, son of Subhadrā)

• निपातितः: felled/slain.

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhadbala
• Śrutāyu
• Abhimanyu (Saubhadra)

FAQs

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

Though not a direct Linga-pūjā instruction, it reinforces the Purāṇic teaching that worldly power and lineage end in impermanence; this turns the pashu (individual soul) toward Pati (Śiva) as the enduring refuge beyond karma and death.

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

By highlighting the fall of a “mahātejāḥ” warrior, the verse implicitly contrasts transient tejas with Śiva-tattva—the unconditioned Pati who remains untouched by time, while embodied beings (pashu) move under pāśa (bondage) of fate and action.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is stated; the takeaway is vairāgya (dispassion) supporting Pāśupata-oriented discipline—turning from historical glory toward Śiva-bhakti, japa, and inner steadiness as the means to loosen pāśa.