Shloka 22
Sati's Death & Virabhadra — Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
मडगारिवदनं दृष्ट्वा देवाः शक्रपुरोगमाः ऋषयो यक्षगन्धर्वाः किमिदं त्वित्यचिन्तयन्
maḍagārivadanaṃ dṛṣṭvā devāḥ śakrapurogamāḥ ṛṣayo yakṣagandharvāḥ kimidaṃ tvityacintayan
Voyant un visage semblable à celui d’un maḍagāri, les dieux conduits par Śakra, avec les ṛṣis, les yakṣas et les gandharvas, se demandèrent : «Qu’est-ce donc, en vérité ?»
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FAQs
Even the devas, though powerful, confront the unknown with inquiry rather than rash action; the verse models reflective discernment (vicāra) before response.
Narrative episode (ākhyāna) supporting dharma-teaching within a tīrtha-related section; it functions as contextual storytelling rather than cosmogony or genealogy.
The ‘terrifying face’ motif externalizes adharma’s disturbance—when cosmic order is threatened, even celestial communities experience disorientation; the shared witnessing by devas and other beings underscores a universe-wide ripple of moral imbalance.