Shloka 40
Sati's Death & Virabhadra — Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
ततो महर्षयो दृष्ट्वा मृगेन्द्रवदनं गणम् भीता होत्रं परित्यज्य जग्मुः शरणमच्युतम्
tato maharṣayo dṛṣṭvā mṛgendravadanaṃ gaṇam bhītā hotraṃ parityajya jagmuḥ śaraṇamacyutam
പിന്നീട് മഹർഷിമാർ സിംഹമുഖമുള്ള ഗണത്തെ കണ്ടു ഭയപ്പെട്ടു; ഹോത്രകർമ്മം ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച് അച്യുതൻ (വിഷ്ണു) ശരണത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി।
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FAQs
When fear or disruption arises—even to the point of interrupting ritual—seeking refuge in the supreme protector (Acyuta) is portrayed as the higher recourse. The verse prioritizes living reliance on the divine over mere continuation of formal acts.
This is best classed under Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narrative (accounts of events and divine interventions) rather than cosmogenesis. It is episodic storytelling illustrating dharmic response and divine protection.
The ‘lion-faced gaṇa’ symbolizes overwhelming, untamed force that can shake even ascetics; the sages’ movement from ritual-performance to śaraṇāgati encodes the Purāṇic teaching that devotion and surrender are themselves a potent spiritual act.