Shloka 36
Sati's Death & Virabhadra — Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
तानापतत एवाशु चापबाणधरो गणः अभिदुद्राव वेगेन सर्वानेव शरोत्करैः
tānāpatata evāśu cāpabāṇadharo gaṇaḥ abhidudrāva vegena sarvāneva śarotkaraiḥ
Saat mereka menerjang, gaṇa yang memegang busur dan panah segera melesat dengan cepat, menghujani semuanya dengan rentetan anak panah.
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FAQs
The verse frames righteous defense as swift and proportionate: when aggression advances (‘āpatataḥ’), protective power responds immediately (‘āśu’) to prevent further harm—an ethic of timely intervention.
Episode-level Anucarita within a larger narrative arc (not sarga/pratisarga). It functions as a descriptive combat unit supporting the broader plot of divine reassertion of order.
Arrows (‘śara’) symbolize focused intent and discriminative force—many arrows as ‘śarotkara’ suggest overwhelming clarity/decisiveness that disperses chaotic opposition.