Shloka 65
Prahlāda Rejects Material Boons; Forgives His Father; Tripura and the Power of Remembrance
अथासौ शक्तिभि: स्वाभि: शम्भो: प्राधानिकं व्यधात् । धर्मज्ञानविरक्त्यृद्धितपोविद्याक्रियादिभि: ॥ ६५ ॥ रथं सूतं ध्वजं वाहान्धनुर्वर्मशरादि यत् । सन्नद्धो रथमास्थाय शरं धनुरुपाददे ॥ ६६ ॥
athāsau śaktibhiḥ svābhiḥ śambhoḥ prādhānikaṁ vyadhāt dharma-jñāna-virakty-ṛddhi- tapo-vidyā-kriyādibhiḥ
ನಾರದ ಮುನಿಯು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ನಂತರ ಭಗವಾನ್ ಕೃಷ್ಣನು ತನ್ನ ಸ್ವಶಕ್ತಿಗಳಾದ ಧರ್ಮ, ಜ್ಞಾನ, ವೈರಾಗ್ಯ, ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯ, ತಪಸ್ಸು, ವಿದ್ಯೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕ್ರಿಯೆಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಶಂಭುವಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಯುದ್ಧೋಪಕರಣಗಳನ್ನು ಒದಗಿಸಿದನು: ರಥ, ಸಾರಥಿ, ಧ್ವಜ, ವಾಹನಗಳು, ಧನುಸ್ಸು, ಕವಚ, ಬಾಣಗಳು ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ. ಹೀಗೆ ಸನ್ನದ್ಧನಾದ ಶಿವನು ರಥಾರೂಢನಾಗಿ ಧನುಸ್ಸು-ಬಾಣಗಳನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿದನು।
As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (12.13.16) : vaiṣṇavānāṁ yathā śambhuḥ: Lord Śiva is the best of the Vaiṣṇavas, the devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Indeed, he is one of the mahājanas, the twelve authorities on Vaiṣṇava philosophy ( svayambhūr nāradaḥ śambhuḥ kumāraḥ kapilo manuḥ, etc.). Lord Kṛṣṇa is always prepared to help all the mahājanas and devotees in every respect ( kaunteya pratijānīhi na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati ). Although Lord Śiva is very powerful, he lost a battle to the asuras, and therefore he was morose and disappointed. However, because he is one of the chief devotees of the Lord, the Lord personally equipped him with all the paraphernalia for war. The devotee, therefore, must serve the Lord sincerely, and Kṛṣṇa is always in the background to protect him and, if need be, to equip him fully to fight with his enemy. For devotees there is no scarcity of knowledge or material requisites for spreading the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement.
FAQs
This verse groups dharma (righteousness), jñāna (spiritual knowledge), and virakti/vairāgya (detachment) as empowering principles—strengths through which divine arrangements and sacred duties become effective and spiritually potent.
Śambhu is Lord Śiva. He is referenced as the lord whose principal paraphernalia and arrangement are being established, indicating the sacred, empowered setup connected with Śiva’s domain and functions.
Strengthen daily practice by aligning actions with dharma, cultivating real knowledge, and simplifying desires through detachment—so one’s work and worship gain clarity, purity, and spiritual power.