Shloka 59

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

इत्थं सर्वं समालोक्य संहरात्मानम् आत्मना नो चेदिदानीं क्रोधस्य महाभैरवरूपिणः

Transliteration

itthaṃ sarvaṃ samālokya saṃharātmānam ātmanā no cedidānīṃ krodhasya mahābhairavarūpiṇaḥ

Translation

ครั้นพิจารณาทุกสิ่งดังนี้แล้ว จงระงับตนด้วยอาตมันของตนเอง มิฉะนั้น บัดนี้เองความพิโรธซึ่งทรงรูปเป็นมหาไภรวะจักปะทุออกมา।

Word by Word

• इत्थम्: thus

• सर्वम्: all (that has occurred/that is seen)

• समालोक्य: having fully observed

• संहर: withdraw, restrain, draw back

• आत्मानम्: the self (mind/inner being)

• आत्मना: by the Self (through inner mastery)

• नो चेद्: otherwise, if not

• इदानीम्: now, at this moment

• क्रोधस्य: of wrath

• महाभैरवरूपिणः: having the form of Mahābhairava (the great Terrifying One)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal admonition within the episode)

Characters & Entities

• Mahabhairava

FAQs

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

It stresses that true Linga worship is not only external ritual but also inner saṃhāra—restraining the mind and passions—so the devotee approaches Pati (Shiva) with purified bhāva rather than krodha.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as the Self that can master and withdraw the self; when restraint fails, the same divine power appears as Mahābhairava—an awe-inspiring form that subdues disorder and restores dharma.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Pāśupata-style inner practice: pratyāhāra/saṃhāra of the mind (ātmanā ātmānaṃ saṃhar-)—turning inward to cut pasha (bondage) before it erupts as destructive krodha.