Shloka 9
Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)
मृदज़पणवोदघुष्ट शड्खभेरीनिनादितम् | नृत्यद्धिर्भूतसंघैश्व बहिणैश्न समनतत:
mṛdaṅga-paṇavodghuṣṭa-śaṅkha-bherī-nināditam | nṛtyadbhir bhūta-saṅghaiś ca barhiṇaiś ca samanvitam ||
Nārada dit : «Cette assemblée divine résonnait du fracas des mṛdaṅgas et des paṇavas, et de toutes parts elle était remplie des appels des conques et du grondement des grands tambours. Elle était encore parée de troupes de bhūtas dansants et de paons.»
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how devotion and divine sovereignty integrate all kinds of beings and energies into a harmonious order: even the fierce bhūtas become celebrants in a sacred setting, suggesting that sanctity is not limited to the gentle or socially ‘pure’ but can encompass the whole cosmos under dharma.
Nārada is describing the splendor of Mahādeva’s assembly: it is filled with continuous music—drums, conches, and bherīs—while hosts of bhūtas dance and peacocks add to the beauty, creating a vivid ceremonial atmosphere around Śiva.