Shloka 7
Bhṛgu Tests the Trimūrti; Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Visit Mahā-Viṣṇu and Recover the Brāhmaṇa’s Sons
नैच्छत्त्वमस्युत्पथग इति देवश्चुकोप ह । शूलमुद्यम्य तं हन्तुमारेभे तिग्मलोचन: ॥ ६ ॥ पतित्वा पादयोर्देवी सान्त्वयामास तं गिरा । अथो जगाम वैकुण्ठं यत्र देवो जनार्दन: ॥ ७ ॥
naicchat tvam asy utpatha-ga iti devaś cukopa ha śūlam udyamya taṁ hantum ārebhe tigma-locanaḥ
ഭൃഗു ആലിംഗനം സ്വീകരിച്ചില്ല; “നീ കുപഥഗാമിയായ പാഷണ്ഡൻ” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു. അതോടെ ശിവൻ ക്രോധിച്ചു; തീക്ഷ്ണദൃഷ്ടിയോടെ ത്രിശൂലം ഉയർത്തി ഭൃഗുവിനെ വധിക്കാനൊരുങ്ങി. അപ്പോൾ ദേവി പാദങ്ങളിൽ വീണു മൃദുവചനങ്ങളാൽ അവനെ ശമിപ്പിച്ചു. പിന്നെ ഭൃഗു വൈകുണ്ഠത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി; അവിടെ ജനാർദനൻ വസിക്കുന്നു.
In Kṛṣṇa, Śrīla Prabhupāda writes: “It is said that an offense can be committed either with the body, with the mind or by speech. Bhṛgu Muni’s first offense, committed toward Lord Brahmā, was an offense with the mind. His second offense, committed toward Lord Śiva by insulting him, criticizing him for unclean habits, was an offense by speech. Because the quality of ignorance is prominent in Lord Śiva, when he heard Bhṛgu’s insult his eyes immediately became red with anger. With uncontrollable rage, he took up his trident and prepared to kill Bhṛgu Muni. At that time Lord Śiva’s wife, Pārvatī, was present. Her personality, like Lord Siva’s, is a mixture of the three qualities, and therefore she is called Triguṇa-mayī. In this case, she saved the situation by evoking Lord Śiva’s quality of goodness.”
FAQs
This verse uses the term utpatha-ga—one who has deviated from the proper path—showing that deviation from dharma can provoke strong reaction, while wise intervention can restore peace and redirect one toward the Lord’s shelter.
Śiva became enraged and raised his trident to strike; Devī (Pārvatī) intervened by surrendering at his feet and soothing him with conciliatory words, preventing violence.
When anger escalates toward harmful action, humility and calming speech can de-escalate the situation—and ultimately one should seek higher refuge in the Lord (Janārdana) rather than being driven by rage.