Shloka 17

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

Devanagari script

समागतानि चैतानि यो हन्याद्भगवंस्तदा एकेनैवेषुणा देवः स नो मृत्युर्भविष्यति

Transliteration

samāgatāni caitāni yo hanyādbhagavaṃstadā ekenaiveṣuṇā devaḥ sa no mṛtyurbhaviṣyati

Translation

హే భగవాన్! ఆ సమయంలో ఇక్కడ సమాగతమైన ఈ బలాలను ఎవరు సంహరిస్తారో, ఆ దేవుడు ఒక్క బాణంతోనే మా కోసం మృత్యురూపుడవుతాడు—అనివార్య సంహారకుడు.

Word by Word

• समागतानि: assembled, gathered

• च: and

• एतानि: these

• यः: who

• हन्यात्: would strike/kill

• भगवन्: O Blessed Lord

• तदा: then

• एकेन: with one

• एव: indeed/alone

• इषुणा: with an arrow

• देवः: the divine one/Deva

• सः: he/that one

• नः: for us/our

• मृत्युḥ: death

• भविष्यति: will become

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal deva-dialogue of fear and supplication)

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It frames the crisis of the devas and highlights why refuge in Pati (Shiva) is sought: when worldly powers threaten, only Shiva—worshipped through the Linga as the transcendent Lord—can neutralize fear and the bondage of death.

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

The verse points to an overwhelming, death-conquering potency: the true Deva can become “mrityu” to adversarial forces, indicating Shiva-tattva as the supreme regulator who transcends and governs death, not merely a limited celestial agent.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) and Pāśupata-oriented reliance on Pati: when pashu faces pasha-like fear (death), one turns to Shiva through devotion and protective rites (rakṣā, japa, and Linga-upāsanā).