Shloka 34

शरभप्रादुर्भावो नाम षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः (जलन्धरविमर्दनम्)

Devanagari script

किं कार्यं मम युधि देवदैत्यसंघैर् हन्तुं यत्सकलमिदं क्षणात्समर्थः यत्तस्माद्भयमिहनास्ति योद्धुम् ईश वाञ्छैषा विपुलतरा न संशयो ऽत्र

Transliteration

kiṃ kāryaṃ mama yudhi devadaityasaṃghair hantuṃ yatsakalamidaṃ kṣaṇātsamarthaḥ yattasmādbhayamihanāsti yoddhum īśa vāñchaiṣā vipulatarā na saṃśayo 'tra

Translation

« Quel besoin ai-je, dans la bataille, d’être tué par des troupes de Devas et de Daityas, alors que je puis anéantir toute cette armée en un instant ? Ainsi, il n’y a ici nulle crainte de combattre, ô Seigneur. Mon désir est d’une grandeur extrême — sans aucun doute. »

Word by Word

• किम्: what?

• कार्यम्: purpose/need

• मम: for me/my

• युधि: in battle

• देव-दैत्य-संघैः: by the assemblages of Devas and Daityas

• हन्तुम्: to kill/slay

• यत्: since/because

• सकलम् इदम्: this entire (host/world/array)

• क्षणात्: in a moment

• समर्थः: capable/powerful

• तत्-स्मात्: therefore

• भयम्: fear

• इह: here

• न अस्ति: is not

• योद्धुम्: to fight

• ईश: O Lord (Īśa)

• वाञ्छा: desire/longing

• एषा: this

• विपुलतरा: very great/abundant

• न संशयः: no doubt

• अत्र: here/in this.

Speaker

A Daitya/Asura addressing Lord Shiva (Īśa) within Suta’s narration

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas
• Daityas

FAQs

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

It highlights the Lord (Pati) as the instant, all-surpassing power—reminding the worshipper that the Linga signifies Shiva’s sovereign capacity to dissolve all opposition and pāśa (bondage).

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as Īśa—fearless, unconstrained, and capable of cosmic dissolution in a moment; all hosts (Deva/Daitya) are secondary before the Lord’s absolute mastery.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key takeaway aligns with Pāśupata discipline: fearlessness and single-pointed resolve rooted in recognition of the Lord as Pati, before whom the forces that bind the paśu lose their power.