Shloka 19

शरभप्रादुर्भावो नाम षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः (जलन्धरविमर्दनम्)

Devanagari script

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा क्रोधेनादीप्तलोचनः प्रदहन्निव नेत्राभ्यां प्राहालोक्य जगत्त्रयम्

Transliteration

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā krodhenādīptalocanaḥ pradahanniva netrābhyāṃ prāhālokya jagattrayam

Translation

ఆ మాట విని అతడు కోపంతో జ్వలించే నేత్రాలవాడయ్యాడు; చూపుతోనే త్రిలోకాన్ని దహిస్తున్నట్లుగా జగత్త్రయాన్ని చూచి, ఆపై పలికాడు।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him

• तत्-वचनम्: those words/speech

• श्रुत्वा: having heard

• क्रोधेन: with anger

• आदीप्त-लोचनः: one whose eyes are blazing

• प्रदहन्-इव: as if burning

• नेत्राभ्याम्: with (his) two eyes

• प्राह: he said/spoke

• आलोक्य: having looked upon

• जगत्-त्रयम्: the three worlds

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode; the verse describes an internal character who then speaks)

Characters & Entities

• Jagat-traya (three worlds)

FAQs

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

It highlights the overwhelming tejas (divine radiance) that underlies the Linga’s symbolism—Shiva as Pati whose mere will and gaze can govern the triloka, reminding the worshipper that Linga-puja is directed to the supreme source of cosmic order.

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

Through the imagery of a gaze that can ‘burn’ the three worlds, it points to Shiva-tattva as transcendent yet immanent power—unbound by pasha, capable of dissolving impurity and disorder through sheer consciousness and tejas.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Implicitly, it teaches the Pashupata-yogic discipline of transforming krodha (anger) into controlled tejas—mastery of inner fire rather than being mastered by it—an attitude essential for steadiness in japa, dhyana, and Linga-puja.