Shloka 19

अध्याय १०१: हैमवती-तपः, तारकवंश-उत्पातः, स्कन्द-प्रत्याशा, मदनदहनम्

Devanagari script

भयात्तस्मान्महाभाग बृहद्युद्धे बृहस्पते अनिकेता भ्रमन्त्येते शकुन्ता इव पञ्जरे

Transliteration

bhayāttasmānmahābhāga bṛhadyuddhe bṛhaspate aniketā bhramantyete śakuntā iva pañjare

Translation

అందుచేత, ఓ మహాభాగ బృహస్పతే, ఈ మహాయుద్ధంలో భయంతో ఆశ్రయరహితులైన వీరు పంజరంలో చిక్కిన పక్షులవలె ఇటూ అటూ తిరుగుతున్నారు।

Word by Word

• भयात् (bhayāt): from fear

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): therefore/from that cause

• महाभाग (mahābhāga): O greatly fortunate one

• बृहद्युद्धे (bṛhad-yuddhe): in the great battle

• बृहस्पते (bṛhaspate): O Bṛhaspati

• अनिकेताः (aniketāḥ): without a home/shelter

• भ्रमन्ति (bhramanti): they wander/roam

• एते (ete): these (beings)

• शकुन्ताः (śakuntāḥ): birds

• इव (iva): like/as if

• पञ्जरे (pañjare): in a cage

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal dialogue addressed to Bṛhaspati)

Characters & Entities

• Brihaspati

FAQs

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

It frames fear and homelessness as symptoms of bondage (pāśa); Linga worship is presented as taking refuge in Pati (Śiva), the source of abhaya, stabilizing the pashu from restless wandering.

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

By implication it contrasts the fearful, shelterless condition of bound beings with the Śiva-principle as the ultimate refuge—Pati—who grants protection and fearlessness beyond worldly conflict.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway aligns with Pāśupata discipline: seeking śaraṇāgati (refuge) in Śiva through steady worship and inner recollection, replacing fear-driven roaming with grounded devotion and awareness.