संहरस्व सुरश्रेष्ठ तेजः स्वदहनात्मकम् त्रै । लोक्यं व्याकुलीभूतमेवं सर्वं चराचरम् । न यावत्प्रलयं याति तावद्रक्ष सुरेश्वर
saṃharasva suraśreṣṭha tejaḥ svadahanātmakam trai | lokyaṃ vyākulībhūtamevaṃ sarvaṃ carācaram | na yāvatpralayaṃ yāti tāvadrakṣa sureśvara
“ହେ ସୁରଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ! ସ୍ୱଦହନାତ୍ମକ ଅଗ୍ନିସ୍ୱଭାବ ତୁମ ଏହି ତେଜକୁ ସଂହର କର। ଏହି ସମଗ୍ର ତ୍ରୈଲୋକ୍ୟ—ଚର ଓ ଅଚର—ବ୍ୟାକୁଳ ହୋଇଛି। ହେ ସୁରେଶ୍ୱର! ପ୍ରଳୟକୁ ଯିବା ପୂର୍ବରୁ ଆମକୁ ରକ୍ଷା କର।”
Devas and Ṛṣis (collective supplication)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Surēśvara / Īśvara (Śiva)
Scene: Devas and sages, distressed, plead with folded hands toward the blazing source, imploring the lord to withdraw the self-consuming fire before pralaya; the cosmos appears on the brink.
Divine power must be harmonized for loka-saṅgraha (the welfare of worlds); devotees seek protection through humble appeal.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where Śiva’s mighty radiance becomes localized and sanctifies the land.
A protective prayer (rakṣā-prārthanā) requesting the deity to restrain destructive energy.
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