Shloka 3

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

यत्तेजस्तु नृसिंहाख्यं संहर्तुं परमेश्वरः तदर्थं स्मृतवान् रुद्रो वीरभद्रं महाबलम्

Transliteration

yattejastu nṛsiṃhākhyaṃ saṃhartuṃ parameśvaraḥ tadarthaṃ smṛtavān rudro vīrabhadraṃ mahābalam

Translation

「ナラシンハ」と呼ばれる燃えさかる威光を収めるため、至上主パラメーシュヴァラは、その目的のためにルドラ—大力のヴィーラバドラ—を念じ起こし、圧倒する力を制御せしめた。

Word by Word

• yat: which/that

• tejas: fiery radiance, divine potency

• tu: indeed

• nṛsiṁha-ākhyam: called ‘Narasiṁha’

• saṁhartuṁ: to withdraw, dissolve, bring to cessation

• parameśvaraḥ: the Supreme Lord (Pati, Shiva)

• tad-artham: for that purpose

• smṛtavān: remembered/called forth (by will)

• rudraḥ: Rudra (a form/aspect of Shiva)

• vīrabhadram: Vīrabhadra (Shiva’s fierce emanation)

• mahābalam: of great strength, immensely powerful.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Parameshvara (Shiva)
• Rudra
• Virabhadra
• Narasimha

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as Parameśvara—the Pati whose will governs manifestation and withdrawal of divine energies; Linga worship centers on this sovereign power of saṃhāra and protection, not merely external form.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as supreme lordship (aiśvarya): Shiva can summon Rudra-Vīrabhadra as an emanated force to regulate even formidable tejas, revealing mastery over cosmic functions and energies.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies Pāśupata discipline of mastering tejas through alignment with Pati—invoking Shiva’s fierce protective aspect to dissolve obstructive forces (pāśa) that overwhelm the pashu (individual soul).