Shloka 52
क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं
चक्रुर्देवास्ततस्तस्य विष्णोः साहाय्यमव्ययाः द्विजेनैकेन योद्धुं हि प्रवृत्तस्य महाबलाः
cakrurdevāstatastasya viṣṇoḥ sāhāyyamavyayāḥ dvijenaikena yoddhuṃ hi pravṛttasya mahābalāḥ
അപ്പോൾ ദേവന്മാർ—ദിവ്യസ്ഥാനത്തിൽ ക്ഷയമില്ലാത്ത മഹാബലികൾ—വിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ സഹായം തേടി; കാരണം അദ്ദേഹം അത്യന്തം ശക്തിയുള്ള ഒരേയൊരു ദ്വിജനോടു യുദ്ധത്തിന് മുന്നേറിയിരുന്നു।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It shows that even the devas rely on higher divine support when confronted with overwhelming power—implying that true refuge ultimately lies in the Supreme (Pati), whom Linga worship approaches as the transcendent ground beyond deva-level limitations.
Indirectly, it highlights that deva power is contingent and strategic, whereas Shiva-tattva in Shaiva Siddhanta is the independent Pati—unconditioned by conflict—before whom even Vishnu’s role can appear as assistance within cosmic order.
No explicit ritual is stated; the practical takeaway aligns with Pashupata Yoga’s emphasis on śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) and discerning the difference between worldly/divine power and liberation-bestowing grace of Pati approached through Linga-upāsanā.