Shloka 30

दक्षयज्ञध्वंसः—वीरभद्रप्रेषणं, देवविष्ण्वोः पराजयः, पुनरनुग्रहः

Devanagari script

व्यष्टम्भयद् अदीनात्मा करस्थं न चचाल सः अतिष्ठत् स्तम्भितस्तेन शृङ्गवानिव निश्चलः

Transliteration

vyaṣṭambhayad adīnātmā karasthaṃ na cacāla saḥ atiṣṭhat stambhitastena śṛṅgavāniva niścalaḥ

Translation

അദീനാത്മാവായി അവൻ സ്വയം ദൃഢപ്പെടുത്തി; കൈയിൽ പിടിച്ചിട്ടും അവൻ കുലുങ്ങിയില്ല. ആ ശക്തിയാൽ സ്തംഭിതനായി, ശൃംഗമുള്ള വൃഷഭംപോലെ സ്ഥിരവും നിശ്ചലവുമായി നിന്നു।

Word by Word

• व्यष्टम्भयत्: he braced/steadied (himself)

• अदीनात्मा: one of undaunted spirit, unbroken-minded

• करस्थम्: being in the hand/hand-held (i.e., seized/held)

• न: not

• चचाल: moved, trembled

• सः: he

• अतिष्ठत्: stood

• स्तम्भितः: stunned, paralyzed, made motionless

• तेन: by that (power/act)

• शृङ्गवान्: horned one/bull

• इव: like

• निश्चलः: motionless, unwavering

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It portrays the overwhelming, immobilizing majesty of the Linga-stambha—signaling that finite power and ego cannot “move” or master the Supreme Pati (Shiva), the true foundation of worship.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the irresistible, stabilizing power that stills all motion and pride; before that absolute reality, the pashu (bound soul) becomes stambhita—checked by the pasha of limitation until surrender and insight arise.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports the Pashupata-Yogic principle of sthiratā (unwavering steadiness): the aspirant’s ego is halted, and one is led toward inner stillness and reverence before the Linga as the axis of consciousness.