Shloka 21

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

Devanagari script

दशवर्षसहस्राणि द्विगुणानि बृहस्पते विष्णुना योधितो युद्धे तेनापि न च सूदितः

Transliteration

daśavarṣasahasrāṇi dviguṇāni bṛhaspate viṣṇunā yodhito yuddhe tenāpi na ca sūditaḥ

Translation

โอ้พฤหัสบดี ตลอดสองหมื่นปี พระวิษณุได้รบกับเขาในสนามรบ แต่แม้โดยพระวิษณุเองเขาก็มิได้ถูกสังหาร

Word by Word

• दशवर्षसहस्राणि: ten-thousand years

• द्विगुणानि: doubled, twice as many

• बृहस्पते: O Brihaspati (preceptor of the gods)

• विष्णुना: by Vishnu

• योधितः: fought, engaged in combat

• युद्धे: in battle

• तेनापि: even by him

• न: not

• च: and

• सूदितः: killed, destroyed

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana narrative to the sages; addressing/quoting with reference to Brihaspati as a figure in the episode)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brihaspati

FAQs

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

It underscores that even the highest divine powers cannot overcome the Supreme principle (Pati); Linga worship centers on that transcendent Lord who is beyond ordinary victory and defeat.

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

By showing an unsurpassed, unkillable sovereignty, it points to Shiva-tattva as the supreme Pati—beyond the reach of limited agency and time-bound conflict, the ultimate ground of all divine functions.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it supports Pāśupata orientation: the yogin (pashu) turns from reliance on worldly or even celestial power toward surrender, mantra, and steadfast devotion to the Pati revealed through the Linga.