Shloka 36
वीरभद्र–देवयुद्धवर्णनम्
Vīrabhadra and the Battle with the Devas
मुने शंभोः प्रभावात्तु मायेशस्य महाप्रभोः । न चचाल हरेश्चक्रं करस्थं स्तंभितं ध्रुवम्
mune śaṃbhoḥ prabhāvāttu māyeśasya mahāprabhoḥ | na cacāla hareścakraṃ karasthaṃ staṃbhitaṃ dhruvam
ఓ మునీ! మాయాధీశుడైన మహాప్రభు శంభువు ప్రభావముచేత, హరి చేతిలో ఉన్న చక్రము కూడా కదలలేదు; అది ధృవమువలె స్థంభితమై నిలిచెను।
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya within the Rudra Saṃhitā narrative)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights Śiva as Māyeśa (Lord of Māyā): even the divine power of Hari is rendered motionless before Śiva’s higher sovereignty, teaching that liberation depends on the grace of Pati (Śiva) who transcends and governs all powers.
By showing that even Vishnu’s Sudarśana cannot act independently before Śambhu, the text directs devotion toward Saguna Śiva as the accessible Lord whose manifested power protects and liberates—often approached through Liṅga worship as the stable, unmoving axis of divine presence.
A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with dhyāna on Śiva as the unmoving Lord (dhruva), cultivating inner stillness; devotees may support this with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as Shaiva disciplines.