Shloka 94
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
ताक्ष सप्तकपालेन देवैरन्या: प्रवर्तिता: । ततः पानीयमभवत् प्रसन्ने >यम्बके भुवि
tākṣa saptakapalena devair anyāḥ pravartitāḥ | tataḥ pānīyam abhavat prasanne tryambake bhuvi ||
Vāsudeva dit : «Autrefois, lorsque les eaux furent détruites par la colère de Mahādeva, les dieux mirent en œuvre un autre moyen par le rite du Saptakapāla, dont Rudra est le maître. Ensuite, ce n’est que lorsque Tryambaka (Śiva), le Seigneur aux trois yeux, fut satisfait, que l’eau potable devint disponible sur la terre.»
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Essential resources and social-cosmic stability depend on maintaining harmony with dharma and the divine; when divine displeasure disrupts order, sincere propitiation through appropriate rites and humility restores balance.
After water is lost due to Śiva’s anger, the gods perform the Saptakapāla rite under Rudra’s lordship; once Tryambaka is pleased, potable water becomes available again on earth.