Shloka 112

Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti

Devanagari script

शरे व्यवस्थिताः सर्वे देवमूचुः प्रणम्य तम् दग्धमप्यथ देवेश वीक्षणेन पुरत्रयम्

Transliteration

śare vyavasthitāḥ sarve devamūcuḥ praṇamya tam dagdhamapyatha deveśa vīkṣaṇena puratrayam

Translation

เหล่าเทพทั้งปวงซึ่งประจำอยู่บนศรทิพย์ ต่างนอบน้อมแล้วกราบทูลว่า “ข้าแต่เทวेश เพียงด้วยพระเนตรของพระองค์ ตรีปุระก็ถูกเผาผลาญแล้ว”

Word by Word

• शरे (śare): on the arrow

• व्यवस्थिताः (vyavasthitāḥ): stationed, arrayed

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• देवाः (devāḥ): the gods

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ): said

• प्रणम्य (praṇamya): having bowed

• तम् (tam): to Him

• दग्धम् (dagdham): burnt, consumed

• अपि (api): even

• अथ (atha): then/indeed

• देवेश (deveśa): O Lord of the gods

• वीक्षणेन (vīkṣaṇena): by (Your) glance

• पुरत्रयम् (puratrayam): the three cities (Tripura).

Speaker

Devas (gods), within Suta’s narration to the sages

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas
• Tripura (Three Cities)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes Shiva as Pati whose mere glance accomplishes what elaborate means (weapons, chariots, rites) only symbolize—reminding the worshipper that the Linga signifies the Lord’s direct, sovereign power and grace rather than dependence on external instruments.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as supremely autonomous (svātantrya): Tripura is consumed by vīkṣaṇa alone, indicating that His will and awareness are sufficient to dissolve obstacles and bondage (pāśa) without effort or intermediaries.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to Pashupata-oriented contemplation: meditating on Shiva’s all-effective consciousness (darśana/vīkṣaṇa) as the liberating force, encouraging inner surrender and focused awareness rather than mere external reliance on ritual power.