Shloka 47
Mahiṣāsura’s Conquest of Svarga and the Devas’ Appeal to Śiva and Viṣṇu
शृंगभिन्नाः पयोवाहाः खण्डं खण्डमयासिषुः । लांगूलेनाहतश्चाब्धिर्विष्वगुद्वेलमस्पदत्
śṛṃgabhinnāḥ payovāhāḥ khaṇḍaṃ khaṇḍamayāsiṣuḥ | lāṃgūlenāhataścābdhirviṣvagudvelamaspadat
As correntes de leite, fendidas pelos chifres, despedaçaram-se em fragmentos. E o oceano também, golpeado pela cauda, ergueu-se por todos os lados, transbordando além de seus limites.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Cosmic Event: ocean overflowing its bounds as a battle-omen (world-order disruption)
FAQs
It portrays nature’s forces becoming unstable and overflowing, pointing to how the bound soul (paśu) experiences fragmentation and agitation under pāśa; stability is regained by turning to Pati—Lord Shiva—who alone governs and transcends the elements.
The overflowing ocean and shattered streams highlight the unreliability of external nature; the Linga, as Saguna symbol of the transcendent Shiva, becomes the steady focus through which the devotee seeks refuge, order, and grace amid upheaval.
A practical takeaway is to steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while contemplating the Linga as the unmoving center, especially when emotions ‘overflow’ like the ocean in the verse.