Shloka 12

अध्याय १०१: हैमवती-तपः, तारकवंश-उत्पातः, स्कन्द-प्रत्याशा, मदनदहनम्

Devanagari script

तयोः समभवद्युद्धं सुघोरं रोमहर्षणम् दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं तु दिवारात्रम् अविश्रमम्

Transliteration

tayoḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ sughoraṃ romaharṣaṇam divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu divārātram aviśramam

Translation

അവരിരുവരുടെയും ഇടയിൽ അത്യന്തം ഘോരവും രോമഹർഷകവുമായ ദിവ്യയുദ്ധം ഉണ്ടായി; ദിവ്യമായ ആയിരം വർഷം പകൽ-രാത്രി വിശ്രമമില്ലാതെ നീണ്ടു. പുരാണദൃഷ്ടിയിൽ ഇത് പാശബന്ധത്തിന്റെ കാലപരിണതി; പരിഹാരം പതി ശിവന്റെ പ്രസാദത്തിലൂടെയേ.

Word by Word

• तयोः: of those two

• समभवत्: arose/occurred

• युद्धम्: battle

• सुघोरम्: exceedingly terrible

• रोमहर्षणम्: causing horripilation/hair-raising

• दिव्यम्: divine (celestial measure)

• वर्षसहस्रम्: a thousand years

• तु: indeed/and

• दिवारात्रम्: day and night

• अविश्रमम्: without rest/uninterrupted

Speaker

Suta Goswami

FAQs

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

It frames worldly power-struggles as prolonged and exhausting, implying that true resolution is not merely martial but comes through turning to Pati—Śiva—whose grace is approached through liṅga-upāsanā (Linga worship).

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

By highlighting the limits of endurance and force across vast time, it indirectly points to Śiva-tattva as that which ultimately ends conflict and bondage—transcending time (kāla) and granting peace through divine sovereignty.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is named, but the takeaway aligns with Pāśupata insight: external struggle cannot liberate the paśu; steadiness, devotion, and inner discipline culminating in Śiva’s anugraha (grace) are implied.