Shloka 47
क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं
अभवत्कुण्ठिताग्रं हि विष्णोश्चक्रं सुदर्शनम् प्रभावाद्धि दधीचस्य क्षुपस्यैव हि संनिधौ
abhavatkuṇṭhitāgraṃ hi viṣṇoścakraṃ sudarśanam prabhāvāddhi dadhīcasya kṣupasyaiva hi saṃnidhau
Pelo puro fulgor espiritual (tejas) de Dadhīci, o disco Sudarśana de Viṣṇu teve o seu fio embotado, como se fosse uma lâmina comum apagada diante de um arbusto espinhoso — tão avassaladora era a santidade do asceta.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It underscores a core Shaiva principle echoed in Linga worship: inner purity, tapas, and consecrated presence generate tejas that exceeds external power. Linga-puja is thus not mere ritual display but the cultivation of sanctity that dissolves obstacles (pasha).
Though Shiva is not named, the verse reflects Shiva-tattva indirectly: the supremacy of spiritual consciousness (tejas born of tapas) over weaponry and force. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, Pati’s grace empowers dharma and ascetic discipline so that bondage (pasha) is weakened, just as the discus is blunted.
Tapas (austerity) and brahmacarya-like restraint are highlighted as yogic means to accumulate tejas. This aligns with Pashupata Yoga’s emphasis on disciplined practice that transforms the pashu (soul) and loosens pasha (bondage) through inner power rather than outward aggression.