Shloka 16

Varaha-Pradurbhava Context: Prahlada’s Bhakti, Narasimha’s Ugra-Form, and Shiva’s Sharabha Intervention

Devanagari script

जघान च सुतं प्रेक्ष्य पितरं दानवाधमम् बिभेद तत्क्षणादेव करजैर् निशितैः शतैः

Transliteration

jaghāna ca sutaṃ prekṣya pitaraṃ dānavādhamam bibheda tatkṣaṇādeva karajair niśitaiḥ śataiḥ

Translation

सुतं हतं प्रेक्ष्य स पिताऽसौ दानवाधमः तत्क्षणादेव निशितैः शतैः करजैर्बिभेद।

Word by Word

• जघान: struck down/killed

• च: and

• सुतम्: the son

• प्रेक्ष्य: having seen

• पितरम्: the father

• दानवाधमम्: the basest among the Danavas/Daityas

• बिभेद: split asunder/pierced

• तत्क्षणात् एव: at that very moment

• करजैः: with claws/nails

• निशितैः: sharpened/keen

• शतैः: by hundreds

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Daitya
• Danava

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It underscores the Linga’s theology of Pati (Shiva) as the immediate protector of dharma—when adharma becomes violent, the Lord’s power manifests to sever the pasha (bondage) that threatens the pashus (beings).

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva-tattva is shown as decisive and instantaneous in grace and governance: the Lord’s shakti can destroy demonic obstruction at once, restoring cosmic order and freeing beings from oppressive pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse primarily highlights the protective aspect of Pashupata doctrine—refuge in Pati; as a practical takeaway, it supports disciplined dharma and Shaiva upasana (Linga-puja) as alignment with the power that dissolves adharma.