Shloka 14

Varaha-Pradurbhava Context: Prahlada’s Bhakti, Narasimha’s Ugra-Form, and Shiva’s Sharabha Intervention

Devanagari script

तत्र तत्प्रतिकृतं तदा सुरैर् दैत्यराजतनयं द्विजोत्तमाः क्षीरवारिनिधिशायिनः प्रभोर् निष्फलं त्वथ बभूव तेजसा

Transliteration

tatra tatpratikṛtaṃ tadā surair daityarājatanayaṃ dvijottamāḥ kṣīravārinidhiśāyinaḥ prabhor niṣphalaṃ tvatha babhūva tejasā

Translation

హే ద్విజోత్తమా! అక్కడ దేవతలు దైత్యరాజుని కుమారునిపై చేసిన ప్రతిఘాతం ఫలించలేదు; క్షీరసాగరశాయీ ప్రభువు యొక్క పరమ తేజస్సు దానిని నిరర్థకం చేసింది।

Word by Word

• तत्र: there

• तत्-प्रतिकृतम्: the counter-action/retaliation

• तदा: then

• सुरैः: by the Devas

• दैत्य-राज-तनयम्: the son of the Daitya-king

• द्विजोत्तमाः: O best of Brahmanas (address)

• क्षीर-वारि-निधि-शायिनः: of the One who lies upon the ocean of milk

• प्रभोः: of the Lord

• निष्फलम्: fruitless/ineffective

• तु: indeed

• अथ: then

• बभूव: became

• तेजसा: by (His) splendour/spiritual power

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Daitya-raja (Daitya king)
• Daitya-raja-tanaya (son of the Daitya king)
• Kshira-sagara-shayi Lord (Vishnu/Narayana)

FAQs

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

It underscores that worldly power and even divine retaliation are ineffective without alignment to the Supreme Pati; Linga worship trains the pashu (soul) to seek refuge in that highest tejas through devotion and right ritual.

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

By highlighting ‘tejas’ that makes all opposing acts fruitless, it points to the Shaiva Siddhanta idea of Pati as the sovereign power whose grace and spiritual potency alone can dissolve pasha (bondage) and neutralize hostile forces.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied takeaway is Pashupata-oriented discipline: actions must be consecrated to the Lord (īśvara-arpaṇa) and supported by mantra, worship, and inner steadiness; otherwise they remain merely reactive and yield no siddhi.