Shloka 37

मदनदाहः — पार्वतीतपः, स्वयंवरलीला, देवस्तम्भनं, दिव्यचक्षुर्दानम्

Devanagari script

तस्यापि शिरसो बालः स्थिरत्वं प्रचकार ह चक्रं क्षेप्तुं न शशाक बाहूंश्चालयितुं न च

Transliteration

tasyāpi śiraso bālaḥ sthiratvaṃ pracakāra ha cakraṃ kṣeptuṃ na śaśāka bāhūṃścālayituṃ na ca

Translation

അവന്റെ തലമുടിയോളം പോലും കട്ടിയായി അചലമായി. അവന് ചക്രം എറിയാൻ കഴിഞ്ഞില്ല; കൈകളും നീക്കാൻ സാധിച്ചില്ല।

Word by Word

• tasya: of him

• api: even/also

• śirasaḥ: of the head

• bālaḥ: hair (lit. fine hair)

• sthiratvam: firmness, immobility

• pracakāra ha: caused/produced (indeed)

• cakram: the discus (cakra weapon)

• kṣeptum: to throw, to hurl

• na: not

• śaśāka: was able

• bāhūn: the arms

• ca: and

• ālayitum/cālayitum: to move

• na ca: and not (even)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya, contextual)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva as Pati, the supreme Lord who can arrest all worldly powers; in Linga worship, this teaches surrender—when the ego’s “weapons” are stilled, devotion to the Linga becomes the true refuge.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as absolute sovereignty: without direct combat, Shiva’s mere will (icchā-śakti) can render a powerful being incapable of action, demonstrating the Lord’s mastery over karma, force, and pride.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The yogic principle of stambhana (inner and outer restraint) is implied—Pashupata-oriented discipline where agitation is arrested, making the pashu (individual soul) receptive to the grace of Pati through worship and steadiness.