Shloka 43
Sati's Death & Virabhadra — Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
ते तस्य कायमासाद्य अमोघा वै हरेः शराः निपेतुर्भुवि भग्नाशा नास्तिकादिव याचकाः
te tasya kāyamāsādya amoghā vai hareḥ śarāḥ nipeturbhuvi bhagnāśā nāstikādiva yācakāḥ
ഹരിയുടെ അമോഘശരങ്ങൾ അവന്റെ ദേഹത്തെത്തിയിട്ടും ലക്ഷ്യം തകര്ന്ന് ഭൂമിയിൽ വീണു—നാസ്തികന്റെ അടുക്കൽ ചെന്നു നിരാശരായ യാചകരെപ്പോലെ।
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FAQs
Even what is called “amogha” (infallible) may appear to fail when opposed by a higher dispensation; the verse underscores that efficacy is not merely mechanical power but is governed by dharma and the divine order. The simile of beggars rejected by a nāstika highlights the frustration of expectation when the receiving side is closed or protected.
Primarily within Vamśānucarita / carita-style narration (episode narrative about divine figures and their deeds), rather than sarga/pratisarga. It is a martial micro-episode embedded in the broader mythic account.
The ‘falling’ of Hari’s arrows after contact suggests a theology of parity/constraint between sectarian powers: Viṣṇu’s weaponry meets a limit in the presence of Śiva’s manifestation (Vīrabhadra), preparing the ground for a non-sectarian resolution where neither deity is reduced to mere inferiority.