Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 39
भद्रस्य दिव्यरथारोहणं शङ्खनादश्च — Bhadra’s Divine Chariot-Ascent and the Conch-Blast
तं दृष्ट्वा दुर्दशापन्नं विष्णुमिंद्रादयः सुराः । समुन्नद्धा गणेन्द्रेण मृगेंद्रेणेव गोवृषाः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā durdaśāpannaṃ viṣṇumiṃdrādayaḥ surāḥ | samunnaddhā gaṇendreṇa mṛgeṃdreṇeva govṛṣāḥ
വിഷ്ണു ദുര്ദശയിൽ പതിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നതു കണ്ട ഇന്ദ്രാദി ദേവന്മാർ അത്യന്തം ഉഗ്രമായി ഉണർന്നു—ഗണനാഥൻ ഉത്തേജിപ്പിച്ച വൃഷഭങ്ങളെപ്പോലെ, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മൃഗരാജ സിംഹം കണ്ടു കലങ്ങുന്ന ഗോവൃഷങ്ങളെപ്പോലെ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it depicts devas reacting to Viṣṇu’s humiliation, a common Purāṇic motif to expose deva-abhimāna (pride) and its agitation.
Significance: Ethical fruit: warns that reactive outrage (krodha) in the face of divine will deepens bondage; encourages composure and surrender.
FAQs
It highlights that even the highest devas can be shaken when divine order is disturbed; from a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, it points to the need for Pati (Śiva) as the supreme stabilizing refuge beyond the fluctuating states of embodied beings (paśu) bound by pāśa.
The agitation of the gods sets the narrative ground for seeking Śiva’s grace in a tangible, worshipable form—often expressed in the Purana through approaching Śiva and honoring him through liṅga-upāsanā (Saguna worship) as a means to restore balance and receive protection.
The takeaway is śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and support it with simple Śaiva observances like vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of dependence on Śiva’s grace.