Shloka 40

दक्षयज्ञध्वंसः—वीरभद्रप्रेषणं, देवविष्ण्वोः पराजयः, पुनरनुग्रहः

Devanagari script

भद्रमाह महातेजाः प्रार्थयन्प्रणतः प्रभुः अलं क्रोधेन वै भद्र नष्टाश्चैव दिवौकसः

Transliteration

bhadramāha mahātejāḥ prārthayanpraṇataḥ prabhuḥ alaṃ krodhena vai bhadra naṣṭāścaiva divaukasaḥ

Translation

മഹാതേജസ്സുള്ള പ്രഭു ഭദ്രനോട് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു. നമസ്കരിച്ചു അപേക്ഷിച്ചു പറഞ്ഞു— “ഹേ ഭദ്രാ, ക്രോധം മതി; ദിവൗകസരായ ദേവന്മാർ ഇതിനകം നശിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.”

Word by Word

• bhadram: to Bhadra

• āha: said

• mahā-tejāḥ: of great splendor/power

• prārthayan: imploring, requesting

• praṇataḥ: bowed, prostrated

• prabhuḥ: the Lord, the sovereign

• alam: enough, sufficient

• krodhena: with anger, by wrath

• vai: indeed

• bhadra: O Bhadra

• naṣṭāḥ: ruined, destroyed

• ca-eva: and indeed/also

• diva-okasaḥ: the inhabitants of heaven (Devas)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (outer narration); within the episode, a Prabhu (lordly figure) addresses Bhadra

Characters & Entities

• Bhadra
• Devas (divaukasaḥ)

FAQs

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

It highlights śānti (pacification) after destructive force—Linga worship is presented as aligning the pashu (soul) with Pati’s stabilizing grace, turning chaos into order through restraint and reverence.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as sovereign mastery: even when fierce energies act, the Lord’s higher function is niyamana (regulation), limiting destruction and restoring cosmic balance for the devas and worlds.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Krodha-nigraha (restraint of anger) is the yogic takeaway—an essential pashupata discipline for reducing pasha (bondage) and re-establishing inner and outer śānti.