Shloka 51
व्योमवाणी-श्रवणं, गणानां शरणागमनं, सती-दाह-वृत्तान्तः — Hearing the Heavenly Voice; The Gaṇas Seek Refuge; Account of Satī’s Self-Immolation
सुरा भवंतु गंधर्वा यक्षा वान्ये च केचन । तानप्यद्यैव सहसा भस्मसात्कुरु सत्वरम्
surā bhavaṃtu gaṃdharvā yakṣā vānye ca kecana | tānapyadyaiva sahasā bhasmasātkuru satvaram
వారు దేవులైనా, గంధర్వులైనా, యక్షులైనా, లేదా మరెవ్వరైనా—వారినీ ఈ రోజే, అకస్మాత్తుగా, ఆలస్యం లేకుండా, భస్మం చేయుము।
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Role: destructive
FAQs
It underscores Shiva’s supreme sovereignty (Pati) over all orders of beings—Devas and other celestial classes alike—and points to the Shaiva insight that all embodied power is transient and ends in bhasma (ashes), while Shiva alone remains the eternal Lord.
The command to make beings ‘bhasma’ reflects Shiva’s Saguna aspect as Rudra—protector of dharma and destroyer of obstruction—while Linga worship contemplates the same Lord as the timeless ground beyond all categories, even those named here (Devas, Gandharvas, Yakṣas).
Meditatively, it supports bhasma-bhāvanā (contemplation on impermanence) and the Shaiva use of sacred ash (Tripuṇḍra) as a reminder of surrender to Shiva; devotionally, it aligns with steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to seek protection from inner ‘hostile forces’ like pride and anger.