Shloka 7
Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)
किंनरैर्यक्षगन्धर्व रक्षोभूतगणैस्तथा । दिव्यपुष्पसमाकीर्ण दिव्यज्वालासमाकुलम्
kiṁnarair yakṣagandharva-rakṣo-bhūta-gaṇais tathā | divya-puṣpa-samākīrṇaṁ divya-jvālāsamākulam ||
नारद म्हणाले—किन्नर, यक्ष, गंधर्व, राक्षस आणि भूतगणांच्या समूहांनीही ती सभा सर्व बाजूंनी वेढली होती. महादेवांची ती दिव्य सभा दिव्य पुष्पांनी भरलेली आणि सर्वत्र स्वर्गीय तेजाच्या ज्वाळांनी व्यापलेली होती.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores Śiva’s cosmic sovereignty: beings of many orders—celestial, guardian, musical, fierce, and spirit-hosts—are harmonized around the divine, suggesting that true greatness integrates diverse powers under a higher sacred order.
Nārada is describing the splendor of Mahādeva’s assembly: it is surrounded by various supernatural hosts and is visually characterized by celestial flowers and an all-pervading divine radiance.