Shloka 12
Sati's Death & Virabhadra — Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
आक्रन्दितध्वनिं श्रुत्वा शूलपाणिस्त्रिलोचनः आः किमेतदितीत्युक्त्वा जयाभ्याशमुपागतः
ākranditadhvaniṃ śrutvā śūlapāṇistrilocanaḥ āḥ kimetaditītyuktvā jayābhyāśamupāgataḥ
आक्रन्दितध्वनिं श्रुत्वा शूलपाणिस्त्रिलोचनः । आः किमेतदितीत्युक्त्वा जयाभ्याशमुपागतः ॥
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FAQs
The deity is portrayed as immediately responsive to suffering (ākrandita). The verse emphasizes attentiveness (śravaṇa) and compassionate intervention rather than aloofness—an ethical model for rulers and devotees alike.
This is best classified under Vamśānucarita / carita-style narrative (account of divine deeds and events), not sarga/pratisarga or manvantara. It advances a localized episode within the Purāṇic story-flow.
Śiva’s epithets (Śūlapāṇi, Trilocana) signal protective power and omniscient awareness: the ‘three eyes’ can perceive distress across realms, while the ‘trident’ implies readiness to remove the cause of affliction.