Shloka 46
Sati's Death & Virabhadra — Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
दृष्ट्वा विपन्नान्यस्त्राणि गदां चिक्षेप माधवः त्रिशुलेन समाहत्य पातयामास भूतले
dṛṣṭvā vipannānyastrāṇi gadāṃ cikṣepa mādhavaḥ triśulena samāhatya pātayāmāsa bhūtale
മറ്റായുധങ്ങൾ ഫലഹീനമായതായി കണ്ട മാധവൻ ഗദ എറിഞ്ഞു; ത്രിശൂലപ്രഹരത്തിൽ അത് ഭൂമിയിൽ വീണു।
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FAQs
Even the most potent force (gadā) can be checked by a counter-force (triśūla), underscoring restraint and the principle that power is meaningful only when governed by dharma and cosmic order rather than mere might.
This belongs to Vamśānucarita/Carita-type narrative material (accounts of divine/personage deeds) rather than sarga/pratisarga; it is episodic combat narration within a larger purāṇic storyline.
The gadā (royal, stabilizing force) being checked by the triśūla (threefold cosmic principle often associated with Śiva) can be read as a literary gesture toward balance between Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva powers—neither is portrayed as absolutely unilateral.