Shloka 57
Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana
Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness
तीक्ष्णं स परशुं लेभे निर्ददाह च तेन तान् । त्रिस्सप्तकृत्वः क्षत्रांश्च प्रसन्नात्परमेश्वरात्
tīkṣṇaṃ sa paraśuṃ lebhe nirdadāha ca tena tān | trissaptakṛtvaḥ kṣatrāṃśca prasannātparameśvarāt
ຈາກພຣະປະເມສະວະຣະຜູ້ປະທານພຣະກະຣຸນາ, ພຣະອົງໄດ້ຮັບຂວານອັນຄົມກິ່ງ; ແລະດ້ວຍຂວານນັ້ນ ພຣະອົງໄດ້ທຳລາຍພວກກະສັດຕຣິຍະເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ ຊ້ຳໆ ຈົນຄົບຊາວເອັດຄັ້ງ ໂດຍພຣະອະນຸຄຣາະຂອງພຣະຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Kālāntaka
FAQs
The verse emphasizes Śiva’s prasāda (grace): when Parameśvara is pleased, He empowers the devotee with the needed instrument and strength to remove adharma, showing that righteous action is ultimately sustained by the Lord’s will.
By calling Śiva “Parameśvara” who becomes “prasanna,” the verse highlights Saguna Śiva—accessible through devotion and worship (including Liṅga-upāsanā)—as the personal Lord who grants boons and directs power toward restoring dharma.
The takeaway is devotion seeking Śiva’s prasāda: regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined worship can be oriented toward inner purification—destroying one’s ‘kṣatriya-like’ pride and aggression—under Śiva’s guidance.