Shloka 22

अध्याय १०१: हैमवती-तपः, तारकवंश-उत्पातः, स्कन्द-प्रत्याशा, मदनदहनम्

Devanagari script

यस्तेनानिर्जितो युद्धे विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना कथमस्मद्विधस्तस्य स्थास्यते समरे ऽग्रतः

Transliteration

yastenānirjito yuddhe viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā kathamasmadvidhastasya sthāsyate samare 'grataḥ

Translation

武勇に満ちたヴィシュヌでさえ戦で打ち破れなかった者に、我らのような者がどうして戦場の最前で彼の前に立てようか。

Word by Word

• yaḥ: he who

• tena: by him

• anirjitaḥ: not conquered, undefeated

• yuddhe: in battle

• viṣṇunā: by Viṣṇu

• prabhaviṣṇunā: by the exceedingly powerful/valiant (Viṣṇu)

• katham: how

• asmad-vidhaḥ: one like us

• tasya: of him / before him

• sthāsyate: will stand

• samare: in battle

• agrataḥ: in front, at the forefront

Speaker

Suta (narrating an internal speech of the Devas/warriors)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It establishes the mood of humility before the truly unconquerable power that, in the Linga Purana’s Shaiva frame, points beyond mere combat to reverence for Pati (the Supreme Lord) as the refuge of all beings.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By implying an opponent whom even Viṣṇu cannot subdue, the verse gestures to the Shaiva Siddhanta principle that Pati is unsurpassed and independent, while other divine powers operate within his overarching sovereignty.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is not a specific rite but the Pāśupata-aligned discipline of śaraṇāgati (surrender): recognizing one’s limitation as paśu and turning toward Pati through worship and inner restraint rather than egoic force.