Shloka 36
Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)
उसने क्षणभरमें हिमालय पर्वतको धातु और विशाल शिखरोंसहित दग्ध कर डाला। उसकी लताएँ और ओषधियाँ प्रजवलित हो जलकर भस्म हो गयीं ।।
taṁ dṛṣṭvā mathitaṁ śailaṁ śailarājasutā tataḥ | bhagavantaṁ prapannā vai sāñjalipragṛhā sthitā ||
क्षणमात्रेण हिमवांश्च धातुभिः सह महाशिखरैश्च निर्दग्धः। तस्य लताः औषधयश्च प्रज्वलिता दग्ध्वा भस्मसात् अभवन्। तं दृष्ट्वा मथितं शैलं शैलराजसुता ततः। भगवन्तं प्रपन्ना वै सा अञ्जलिप्रग्रहा स्थिता॥
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
When confronted with forces beyond human control, the dharmic response is humility and śaraṇāgati—seeking refuge in the divine or rightful protector—rather than pride or panic. Umā’s folded hands symbolize reverence, restraint, and trust in higher order.
After the mountain (Himālaya) is violently disturbed and burned—its peaks, minerals, creepers, and herbs destroyed—Umā, the daughter of the Mountain King, witnesses the devastation and approaches Śaṅkara (Śiva) for protection, standing with joined palms.