Shloka 19

Varaha-Pradurbhava Context: Prahlada’s Bhakti, Narasimha’s Ugra-Form, and Shiva’s Sharabha Intervention

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा सुरासुरमहोरगसिद्धसाध्यास् तस्मिन् क्षणे हरिविरिञ्चिमुखा नृसिंहम् धैर्यं बलं च समवाप्य ययुर्विसृज्य आ दिङ्मुखान्तम् असुरक्षणतत्पराश् च

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā surāsuramahoragasiddhasādhyās tasmin kṣaṇe hariviriñcimukhā nṛsiṃham dhairyaṃ balaṃ ca samavāpya yayurvisṛjya ā diṅmukhāntam asurakṣaṇatatparāś ca

Translation

ആ ക്ഷണത്തിൽ തന്നെ നൃസിംഹനെ ദർശിച്ച്, ഹരിയും വിരിഞ്ചിയും (ബ്രഹ്മാ) മുൻപിൽ നിൽക്കേ ദേവന്മാർ, അസുരന്മാർ, മഹോരഗങ്ങൾ, സിദ്ധന്മാർ, സാധ്യന്മാർ ധൈര്യവും ബലവും വീണ്ടും നേടി. തുടർന്ന് അവർ എല്ലാ ദിക്കുകളുടെ അതിരുവരെ പടർന്ന്, അസുരപ്രതിരോധ-രക്ഷയിൽ തത്പരരായി പുറപ്പെട്ടു.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen

• सुर: gods (Devas)

• असुर: anti-gods/demonic powers

• महोरग: great serpents (Nāgas)

• सिद्ध: perfected beings

• साध्य: Sādhyas (celestial class)

• तस्मिन् क्षणे: at that very moment

• हरि: Hari (Viṣṇu)

• विरिञ्चि: Viriñci (Brahmā)

• मुखाः: headed by/with as leaders

• नृसिंहम्: Nṛsiṁha

• धैर्यम्: courage/steadfastness

• बलम्: strength/power

• च: and

• समवाप्य: having attained/obtained

• ययुः: they went/departed

• विसृज्य: dispersing/spreading out

• आ: up to

• दिङ्मुखान्तम्: to the ends/boundaries of the quarters (directions)

• असुर-रक्षण-तत्पराः: intent on protection/defense against the Asuras

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya; internal scene description)

Characters & Entities

• Narasimha
• Vishnu (Hari)
• Brahma (Virinci)
• Devas (Suras)
• Asuras
• Nagas (Mahoragas)
• Siddhas
• Sadhyas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how darśana of a divine manifestation restores dhairya and bala, mirroring how Linga-darśana and Linga-pūjā stabilize the pashu (individual soul) and align it with dharma under the grace of Pati (the Lord).

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

Though Nṛsiṁha is named, the verse conveys a Shaiva-tattva principle: when the Supreme Lord’s protective power becomes manifest, fear and disorder subside and beings return to their ordained functions—an expression of Pati’s anugraha (grace) sustaining cosmic order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is darśana and smaraṇa (contemplative recollection) of the Lord’s form, which in Pāśupata-informed Shaiva discipline supports steadiness (dhairya), strength (bala), and readiness to uphold dharma.