Shloka 87

Devanagari script

स्वैश्व पारिषदैर्देव: पूज्यमानो महायशा:,उस समय उनके अपने पार्षद भी महायशस्वी महादेवजीकी पूजा कर रहे थे। शिवके वे दुर्धर्ष पार्षद नृत्य करते और परस्पर एक-दूसरेको डाँटते हुए चारों ओर दौड़ लगाते थे। अन्य किलने ही पार्षद (भूत-प्रेतादि) मांसभक्षी थे

Transliteration

svaiś ca pāriṣadair devaḥ pūjyamāno mahāyaśāḥ |

Translation

Pada saat itu, Mahādewa, Tuhan yang amat termasyhur, sedang dipuja oleh para pengiringnya sendiri. Para gaṇa Śiva yang tak tertandingi itu menari, berlari ke segala penjuru, dan saling membentak serta menegur satu sama lain. Di antara para pengiring itu ada pula makhluk-makhluk gaib—seperti bhūta dan preta—yang memakan daging.

Word by Word

स्वैःby/with his own

पारिषदैःattendants, retinue-members

देवःthe god (Mahādeva/Śiva)

पूज्यमानःbeing worshipped

महायशाःof great fame, highly renowned

Speaker

पितामह उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma (Pitamaha)

Mahadeva (Shiva)

Shiva's attendants (parishadas/ganas)

Bhuta-preta (spirit-beings)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Śiva’s supremacy is shown through the devotion of even fearsome, liminal beings (gaṇas, bhūtas). The passage suggests that true divinity commands reverence beyond social notions of purity, inspiring awe and surrender rather than ordinary judgment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes a vivid scene of Mahādeva being worshipped by his own attendants. The gaṇas dance and rush about, shouting at one another, and some are depicted as flesh-eaters—highlighting the wild, formidable atmosphere surrounding Śiva.