अघोरमंत्रं स्मर देवराज अस्त्रं हि यत्पाशुपतप्रभावम् । रुद्रेण तुष्टेन तव प्रदत्तमव्याहतं वीरवराभिघाति
aghoramaṃtraṃ smara devarāja astraṃ hi yatpāśupataprabhāvam | rudreṇa tuṣṭena tava pradattamavyāhataṃ vīravarābhighāti
ഹേ ദേവരാജാ, അഘോരമന്ത്രം സ്മരിക്ക; ഇത് പാശുപതപ്രഭാവം നിറഞ്ഞ അസ്ത്രമാണ്. തുഷ്ടനായ രുദ്രൻ നിനക്കു നൽകിയതു; ഇത് അപ്രതിഹതം, ശ്രേഷ്ഠവീരന്മാരെയും വീഴ്ത്തും.
Hari (Viṣṇu) speaking to Śakra (Indra) (immediate context from previous shloka)
Scene: Hari urges Indra to remember the Aghora mantra—visualize a luminous mantra-syllable aura around Indra’s hands and bow, with Rudra’s unseen blessing behind, suggesting Pāśupata force as a dark-blue/ash-white radiance.
When worldly strength fails, refuge in Śiva’s grace and mantra-powered dharma becomes the decisive protection.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse glorifies Rudra’s Pāśupata power and the Aghora mantra.
Remembrance/japa of the Aghora mantra as the enabling act for deploying the Pāśupata-powered weapon.