Shloka 20
Sati's Death & Virabhadra — Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
ततो गणानामधिपो वीरभद्रो महाबलः दिशि प्रतीच्युत्तरायां तस्थौ शूलधरो मुने
tato gaṇānāmadhipo vīrabhadro mahābalaḥ diśi pratīcyuttarāyāṃ tasthau śūladharo mune
Então Vīrabhadra, o poderosíssimo chefe dos gaṇas, ó sábio, postou-se na direção noroeste, empunhando o tridente.
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FAQs
Power is depicted as ordered and purposeful: Vīrabhadra does not act as chaos but as a disciplined executor of cosmic justice. The directional stance implies deliberate restraint and strategic action rather than blind fury.
Again this is carita (narrative of divine agents) used to ground later religious understanding—especially Śaiva ritual, iconography, and the theology of yajña.
The trident (śūla) commonly signifies Śiva’s sovereignty over the threefold structure of existence (e.g., three guṇas or triad of functions). Standing in a specific direction reflects protective containment of sacrificial space and the re-ordering of a rite gone astray.