Shloka 4
Durgama’s Seizure of the Vedas and the Gods’ Refuge in Yogamāyā (दुर्गमकृतवेदनाशः—योगमायाशरणगमनम्)
देवाजेयबलं चापि संप्राप्य जगतीतले । करोति स्म बहूत्पातान्दिवि देवाश्चकम्पिरे
devājeyabalaṃ cāpi saṃprāpya jagatītale | karoti sma bahūtpātāndivi devāścakampire
神々（デーヴァ）すら征し得ぬ力を得て、彼は地上に現れ、多くの凶兆を引き起こし始めた。天界においてさえ、神々は震えおののいた。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
The verse highlights how unchecked, ego-driven power disturbs both earth and heaven, producing “utpātas” (ominous signs). In Shaiva understanding, such upheaval signals imbalance in dharma and points the seeker toward taking refuge in Pati (Shiva), the stabilizing Lord beyond fear and change.
When cosmic order is shaken and even devas tremble, the Shiva Purana repeatedly presents Saguna Shiva—worshipped as the Linga—as the accessible refuge who restores harmony. Linga-worship embodies Shiva’s protecting presence within the manifest world during periods of disturbance.
A practical takeaway is to steady the mind with japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and, where traditional, to adopt Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of Shiva’s protection and inner detachment amid fearful portents.