Shloka 39
वीरभद्र–देवयुद्धवर्णनम्
Vīrabhadra and the Battle with the Devas
ततस्स्तंभननिर्मुक्तः शार्ङ्गधन्वा रमेश्वरः । शार्ङ्गं जग्राह स क्रुद्धः स्वधनुस्सशरं मुने
tatasstaṃbhananirmuktaḥ śārṅgadhanvā rameśvaraḥ | śārṅgaṃ jagrāha sa kruddhaḥ svadhanussaśaraṃ mune
പിന്നീട് സ്തംഭനത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മോചിതനായ ശാർങ്ഗധന്വാ രമേശ്വരൻ ക്രോധിച്ചു; ഹേ മുനേ, അവൻ അമ്പുകളോടുകൂടി തന്റെ ശാർങ്ഗധനുസ്സ് എടുത്തു।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: destructive
Cosmic Event: Escalation in Dakṣa-yajña conflict—deva martial response after restraint lifted
FAQs
It highlights how divine power and agency can be checked by a higher dispensation; the release from paralysis and the rise of anger underscores the play of ego and reaction, which Shaiva teaching ultimately redirects toward humility and surrender to Shiva-tattva (Pati).
Though the verse names a bow-bearing deity, the narrative context of the Satīkhaṇḍa frames all such powers as operating under Shiva’s supreme lordship; Linga/Saguna Shiva worship centers the devotee in that sovereignty rather than in reactive force.
A practical takeaway is to counter anger and agitation with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steadying disciplines like vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and breath-aware meditation, transforming reactive energy into devotion.