Shloka 72

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

भिन्दन्नुरसि बाहुभ्यां निजग्राह हरो हरिम् ततो जगाम गगनं देवैः सह महर्षिभिः

Transliteration

bhindannurasi bāhubhyāṃ nijagrāha haro harim tato jagāma gaganaṃ devaiḥ saha maharṣibhiḥ

Translation

బాహువులతో వక్షస్థలాన్ని చీల్చుతూ హరుడు హరిని పట్టుకున్నాడు. ఆపై దేవులు, మహర్షులతో కలిసి ఆకాశమార్గంలో వెళ్లిపోయాడు।

Word by Word

• भिन्दन् (bhindan): rending, splitting

• उरसि (urasi): in/at the chest

• बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām): with (his) two arms

• निजग्राह (nijagrāha): seized, firmly grasped

• हरः (haraḥ): Hara, Śiva

• हरिम् (harim): Hari, Viṣṇu

• ततः (tataḥ): then, thereafter

• जगाम (jagāma): went, departed

• गगनम् (gaganam): the sky

• देवैः (devaiḥ): with the gods

• सह (saha): along with

• महर्षिभिः (maharṣibhiḥ): with the great sages.

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Devas
• Maharishis

FAQs

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

It portrays Hara as the supreme Pati who restrains even Hari for the restoration of cosmic order; in Linga worship, this frames the Liṅga as the transcendent authority that harmonizes and governs all divine functions.

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

Śiva-tattva is shown as sovereign mastery (aiśvarya) and irresistible control: Hara decisively seizes Hari and then ascends with Devas and Ṛṣis, indicating his role as the guiding Lord who leads beings beyond conflict toward higher order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies Pāśupata orientation: surrender of the pashu (individual self) to Pati’s governance; the practical takeaway is śaraṇāgati (refuge) expressed through Liṅga-pūjā and disciplined restraint of egoic force as the yogic counterpart.