Shloka 21
Adhyaya 45: Rudra as Sarvatma—Seven Lokas, Seven Talas, and the Cosmic Body of Shiva
शङ्कुकर्णेन संभिन्नं तथा नमुचिपूर्वकैः तथान्यैर् विविधैर् वीरैस् तलं चैव सुशोभितम्
śaṅkukarṇena saṃbhinnaṃ tathā namucipūrvakaiḥ tathānyair vividhair vīrais talaṃ caiva suśobhitam
शङ्कुकर्णेन संभिन्नं तथा नमुचिपूर्वकैः। तथान्यैर्विविधैर्वीरैस्तलं चैव सुशोभितम्॥
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya, contextual)
FAQs
Though it is a battle-detail verse, it supports the Purāṇic frame where Shiva as Pati governs all powers; the “marked ground” symbolizes the field of transformation where egoic forces (pāśa) are broken, preparing the devotee for steadiness in Liṅga-bhakti.
By showing even mighty heroes shaking the very earth, the narrative implies a higher sovereignty beyond all martial power—Shiva-tattva as the supreme governor (Pati) before whom all finite agencies, whether deva or asura, remain subordinate.
No direct ritual is stated; yogically, it can be read as a metaphor for Pāśupata discipline—breaking the ‘ground’ of habitual saṃskāras so the pashu (soul) may loosen pāśa (bondage) and turn toward Pati (Shiva).