Shloka 28
Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)
जनश्न विमना: सर्वो5भवत् त्राससमन्वित: । निमीलिते भूतपतौ नष्टसूर्य इवाभवत्,सब लोग अनमने हो गये, सबके ऊपर त्रास छा गया। भूतनाथके नेत्र बंद कर लेनेपर इस संसारकी वैसी ही दशा हो गयी, मानो सूर्यदेव नष्ट हो गये हैं
janaḥ sa vimanaḥ sarvo 'bhavat trāsasamanvitaḥ | nimīlite bhūtapatau naṣṭasūrya ivābhavat ||
ततः सर्वे जनाः विमनस्का बभूवुः, त्राससमन्विताश्च। भूतपतौ निमीलितनेत्रे लोकोऽयं नष्टसूर्य इवाभवत्।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how the presence of a righteous, protective power sustains confidence and order; when that guardianship is withdrawn, society falls into fear and disorientation—like a world without the sun.
Nārada describes a moment when Bhūtapati (Śiva) closes his eyes; the people become dejected and terrified, and the world appears as if sunlight has disappeared.