Shloka 13

अध्याय १०१: हैमवती-तपः, तारकवंश-उत्पातः, स्कन्द-प्रत्याशा, मदनदहनम्

Devanagari script

सरथं विष्णुमादाय चिक्षेप शतयोजनम् तारेण विजितः संख्ये दुद्राव गरुडध्वजः

Transliteration

sarathaṃ viṣṇumādāya cikṣepa śatayojanam tāreṇa vijitaḥ saṃkhye dudrāva garuḍadhvajaḥ

Translation

ตาระคว้าพระวิษณุพร้อมราชรถแล้วเหวี่ยงไปไกลถึงร้อยโยชน์ เมื่อพ่ายแพ้ในศึกนั้น พระผู้มีธงครุฑจึงถอยร่นออกไป।

Word by Word

• सरथम् (sa-ratham): together with the chariot

• विष्णुम् (viṣṇum): Viṣṇu

• आदाय (ādāya): having seized/taken hold of

• चिक्षेप (cikṣepa): hurled/threw

• शतयोजनम् (śata-yojanam): a hundred yojanas

• तारेण (tāreṇa): by Tāra

• विजितः (vijitaḥ): conquered/overpowered

• संख्ये (saṅkhye): in battle

• दुद्राव (dudrāva): ran away/fled

• गरुडध्वजः (garuḍa-dhvajaḥ): he whose banner is Garuḍa (Viṣṇu).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Tara
• Garuda

FAQs

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

By showing even Viṣṇu being overpowered in battle, the verse supports the Purāṇic theme that all deities operate within limited roles, while the devotee ultimately takes refuge in Śiva as Pati—the supreme source honored through Linga-pūjā.

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

Indirectly: the defeat of a major deity highlights that cosmic authority is not absolute at the level of deva-functions; Śiva-tattva is presented elsewhere in the Linga Purāṇa as the unconditioned Pati beyond such victories and defeats, the ground of all powers.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is described in this verse; the takeaway aligns with Pāśupata discipline—cultivating detachment from worldly power (aiśvarya) and turning the pashu (bound soul) toward the grace of Pati through Linga-upāsanā.