Shloka 9

Adhyaya 35 — दधीचि-क्षुप-युद्धम्, भार्गवोपदेशः, मृतसंजीवनी (त्र्यम्बक) मन्त्रः

Devanagari script

दधीचश् च्यावनिश् चोग्रो गौरवादात्मनो द्विजः अताडयत्क्षुपं मूर्ध्नि दधीचो वाममुष्टिना चिछेद वज्रेण च तं दधीचं बलवान् क्षुपः

Transliteration

dadhīcaś cyāvaniś cogro gauravādātmano dvijaḥ atāḍayatkṣupaṃ mūrdhni dadhīco vāmamuṣṭinā cicheda vajreṇa ca taṃ dadhīcaṃ balavān kṣupaḥ

Translation

チヤヴァナの猛き子ダディーチは、自らの威を誇ってクシュパの頭を打った。ついでダディーチは左の拳で彼を打ち砕いたが、力あるクシュパは逆に、ヴァジュラ（金剛）のごとき雷霆の武器でダディーチを斬り伏せた。

Word by Word

• दधीचः: Dadhīci

• च्यावनिः: son of Cyavana

• उग्रः: fierce, formidable

• गौरवात्: out of pride/overbearing self-importance

• आत्मनः: of himself

• द्विजः: the twice-born (brahmin sage)

• अताडयत्: struck, beat

• क्षुपम्: Kṣupa (a named person/being)

• मूर्ध्नि: on the head

• वाम-मुष्टिना: with the left fist

• चिछेद (ciccheda): cut down, severed

• वज्रेण: with a vajra (thunderbolt/adamantine weapon)

• च: and

• तम्: him

• दधीचम्: Dadhīci

• बलवान्: powerful, mighty

• क्षुपः: Kṣupa.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Dadhichi
• Cyavana
• Kṣupa
• Vajra

FAQs

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

It underscores that mere status as a dvija or ascetic power is not itself purity; pride and aggression are pasha (bondage). Linga worship aims at inner śuddhi—humbling the pashu (individual soul) before Pati (Shiva).

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

Indirectly, it contrasts transient force and retaliatory violence with Shiva-tattva as the liberating principle: when the pashu is driven by ahaṅkāra, it cycles in karma; only orientation to Pati breaks bondage.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A practical Pashupata-Yoga takeaway is restraint of anger and pride (yama-like discipline). The verse points to conquering inner enemies before approaching Linga-puja as a means of grace and release from pasha.