Shloka 47
नमोस्तु त्रिपुरघ्नाय भगघ्नाय च वै नमः । वनस्पतीनां पतये नराणां पतये नम:,त्रिपुरुनाशक और भभमनेत्रविनाशक भगवान् शिवको बारंबार नमस्कार है। वनस्पतियोंके पति तथा नरपतिरूप महादेवजीको नमस्कार है
namostu tripuraghnāya bhagaghnāya ca vai namaḥ | vanaspatīnāṁ pataye narāṇāṁ pataye namaḥ ||
Vyāsa said: Salutations again and again to Śiva, the destroyer of Tripura and the slayer of Bhaga. Salutations to him who is the Lord of trees and plants, and salutations to him who is the Lord of men (the supreme ruler). In the midst of war and calamity, the hymn turns the mind toward the higher refuge—acknowledging a power that subdues arrogance and restores moral order.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid violent conflict, the text models turning to a higher moral and spiritual refuge: honoring Śiva as the power that destroys entrenched evil (Tripura) and humbles pride, affirming divine sovereignty over both nature (plants) and human society.
Vyāsa utters a brief stuti (hymn) to Śiva, invoking him through well-known epithets—Tripuraghna and Bhagaghna—and saluting him as lord of vegetation and lord of men, framing the surrounding war narrative with devotional remembrance.