Shloka 3

Devanagari script

आसीदन्तकसंकाशस् तपसा लब्धविक्रमः तेन देवाः सगन्धर्वाः सयक्षोरगराक्षसाः

Transliteration

āsīdantakasaṃkāśas tapasā labdhavikramaḥ tena devāḥ sagandharvāḥ sayakṣoragarākṣasāḥ

Translation

आसीदन्तकसंकाशस् तपसा लब्धविक्रमः। तेन देवाः सगन्धर्वाः सयक्षोरगराक्षसाः भीताः सन्तप्तचित्ताश्च बभूवुः सर्व एव हि॥

Word by Word

• āsīt: was/appeared

• antaka-saṃkāśaḥ: resembling Antaka (Death), death-like

• tapasā: by austerity (tapas)

• labdha-vikramaḥ: having obtained valor/power/heroic might

• tena: by him/through him

• devāḥ: the gods

• sa-gandharvāḥ: along with Gandharvas

• sa-yakṣa: along with Yakṣas

• uraga: serpents/Nāgas

• rākṣasāḥ: Rākṣasas/demons

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Gandharvas
• Yakshas
• Nagas (Uraga)
• Rakshasas

FAQs

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

It frames tapas-born power as a destabilizing force when not aligned with Pati (Shiva). Linga worship, as the Siddhanta remedy, re-centers all gained energies into dharma and devotion so that power serves liberation rather than terror.

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

By contrast: a being becomes “death-like” through tapas, yet Shiva-tattva is the true Pati who governs death and dissolution without falling into fear-based domination. The verse sets up the need for Shiva’s lordship to re-order the cosmos.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tapas (austerity) as a yogic means of acquiring vikrama (spiritual-force). In Shaiva framing, such tapas must be yoked to Pashupata discipline—devotion, restraint, and surrender to Shiva—so it does not become another pasha (bond).