Shloka 54

Devanagari script

ते न शर्म कुतः शान्तिं लेभिरे सम सुरास्तदा । विद्रुते सहसा यज्ञे कुपिते च महेश्वरे,देवताओंको उस समय कहीं भी सुख और शान्ति नहीं मिली, महेश्वरके कुपित होनेसे सहसा यज्ञमें उपद्रव खड़ा हो गया था

Transliteration

te na śarma kutaḥ śāntiṁ lebhire sama-surās tadā | vidrute sahasā yajñe kupite ca maheśvare ||

Translation

Vyāsa said: At that time the gods found neither comfort nor peace anywhere. For when the sacrifice was suddenly thrown into disorder and Maheśvara became enraged, turmoil arose on all sides—showing how even divine assemblies lose stability when sacred order is violated and wrath is provoked.

Word by Word

तेthey (those)

नnot

शर्मcomfort, happiness

कुतःfrom where? how at all?

शान्तिम्peace

लेभिरेobtained, found

समम्equally, alike

सुराःthe gods

तदाthen, at that time

विद्रुतेwhen (it was) in flight / in disorder

सहसाsuddenly, abruptly

यज्ञेin the sacrifice

कुपितेwhen (he was) enraged

चand

महेश्वरेin/when Maheshvara (Shiva)

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

the Devas (gods)

Maheśvara (Śiva)

Yajña (sacrificial ritual)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that peace and well-being depend on maintaining sacred order (yajña and dharma). When a holy rite is violated and divine anger is provoked, even the gods lose tranquility—highlighting the ethical weight of ritual integrity and restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa describes a moment when a sacrifice is suddenly thrown into chaos; Maheśvara (Śiva) becomes enraged, and as a result the assembled gods cannot find comfort or peace anywhere amid the upheaval.