Shloka 79

Devanagari script

बाणस्य च तदा तेन छेदितं मुनिपुङ्गवाः भुजानां चैव साहस्रं शापाद्रुद्रस्य धीमतः

Transliteration

bāṇasya ca tadā tena cheditaṃ munipuṅgavāḥ bhujānāṃ caiva sāhasraṃ śāpādrudrasya dhīmataḥ

Translation

హే మునిపుంగవులారా, అప్పుడు ఆ మహాబలుడు బాణుని వెయ్యి భుజాలను ఛేదించాడు; ఇది ధీమంతుడైన రుద్రుని శాపఫలమే।

Word by Word

• बाणस्य (bāṇasya): of Bāṇa

• च (ca): and

• तदा (tadā): then

• तेन (tena): by him/through that one

• छेदितम् (cheditam): cut off, severed

• मुनिपुङ्गवाः (munipuṅgavāḥ): O foremost among sages

• भुजानाम् (bhujānām): of arms

• च एव (caiva): and indeed

• साहस्रम् (sāhasram): a thousand

• शापात् (śāpāt): due to a curse/from the curse

• रुद्रस्य (rudrasya): of Rudra (Śiva)

• धीमतः (dhīmataḥ): of the wise, discerning

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)
• Bāṇa

FAQs

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

It highlights Rudra as Pati—the supreme Lord whose will governs outcomes; Linga worship trains the devotee (paśu) to align with that divine order and be freed from pasha-like pride and violence.

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

Śiva-tattva appears as Rudra’s infallible sovereignty: his curse is not mere anger but a precise moral-spiritual law that curbs adharmic power and restores balance through his śāsana (divine ordinance).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is Pāśupata-bhāva—humbling the ego and offering one’s power back to Śiva through disciplined worship and restraint, so the paśu is not bound by pasha arising from arrogance.