Shloka 52

Sati's Death & Virabhadra — Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas

Devanagari script

ततो निःसृतमालोक्य चक्रं कैटभनाशनः समादाय हृषीकेशो वीरभद्रो मुमोच ह

Transliteration

tato niḥsṛtamālokya cakraṃ kaiṭabhanāśanaḥ samādāya hṛṣīkeśo vīrabhadro mumoca ha

Translation

ततो निःसृतं चक्रं दृष्ट्वा कैटभनाशनः हृषीकेशः समादाय; वीरभद्रो मुमोच ह।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Kāla/Sequence (काल/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• niḥsṛtam: emerged/come out
• niḥsṛtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nis-√sṛ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying 'cakram'

• ālokya: having seen
• ālokya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√lok (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त अव्यय), 'having seen'

• cakram: the discus
• cakram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• kaiṭabha-nāśanaḥ: destroyer of Kaiṭabha (Viṣṇu)
• kaiṭabha-nāśanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaiṭabha (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• samādāya: having taken
• samādāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-ā-√dā (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त अव्यय), 'having taken up'

• hṛṣīkeśaḥ: Hṛṣīkeśa (Viṣṇu)
• hṛṣīkeśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛṣīkeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• vīrabhadraḥ: Vīrabhadra
• vīrabhadraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīrabhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• mumoca: released/let go
• mumoca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• ha: indeed/then (emphatic)
• ha: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), narrative emphasis

Speakers

• Narratorial layer (within the Purana’s dialogue framework
• typically Pulastya → Nārada)

Primary Deities

• Vishnu
• Shiva (via Vīrabhadra)

Key Themes

• Shaiva-Vaishnava Synthesis
• Daitya-Deva/Divine conflict motif
• Divine weapons (āyudha)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even divine power is portrayed as disciplined and purposeful—Vishnu’s taking up of the cakra signifies measured cosmic governance, while the presence of Vīrabhadra signals the fierce protective function of Shiva’s retinue; the lesson is that force, when used, is subordinated to dharma (order).

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narrative (episode within divine history), not sarga/pratisarga; it is an event-description embedded in the Purana’s ongoing account of divine interactions.

What is the symbolic significance?

The cakra represents the wheel of time and sovereign order (ṛta/dharma). Its appearance alongside Vīrabhadra hints at complementarity: Vishnu’s sustaining authority and Shiva’s fierce corrective energy operate within the same cosmic economy.