Shloka 70

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

Devanagari script

शिव ओवेर्चोमेस् विष्णु हरिस्तद्दर्शनादेव विनष्टबलविक्रमः बिभ्रद् और्म्यं सहस्रांशोर् अधः खद्योतविभ्रमम्

Transliteration

Śiva overcomes Viṣṇu haristaddarśanādeva vinaṣṭabalavikramaḥ bibhrad aurmyaṃ sahasrāṃśor adhaḥ khadyotavibhramam

Translation

ศิวะทรงเหนือกว่าวิษณุ ฮริเพียงได้เห็นเท่านั้น กำลังและวีรภาพก็สลายไป รัศมีแห่งสุริยะพันแสงประหนึ่งตกต่ำลงเหลือเพียงแสงริบหรี่ของหิ่งห้อย—เขาจึงเหลือเพียงประกายสั่นไหวเป็นระลอกเท่านั้น।

Word by Word

• śivaḥ: Lord Śiva (Pati, the Supreme Lord)

• overcomes/surpasses (overcomes): transcends, overawes

• viṣṇum: Viṣṇu

• hariḥ: Hari (Viṣṇu)

• tat-darśanāt eva: from the mere sight of Him alone

• vinaṣṭa-bala-vikramaḥ: whose power and valor were destroyed/checked

• bibhrat: bearing, carrying, exhibiting

• aurmyam: wave-like, unsteady shimmer

• sahasra-aṃśoḥ: of the thousand-rayed one (the Sun)

• adhaḥ: down, lowered

• khadyota-vibhramam: the illusion/flicker of a firefly (khadyota = firefly

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana’s account; contextual attribution)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Hari
• Surya

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva’s darśana as the power that reduces even cosmic authority to humility—supporting Linga-worship as surrender to Pati, whose presence alone dissolves pride and restores right orientation for the pashu (soul).

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

Śiva-tattva is shown as unsurpassable tejas (transcendent radiance) and lordship: compared to the sun against a firefly, indicating that all limited powers are secondary before the Supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is darśana-bhakti and ego-kṣaya (dissolution of pride) as a prerequisite for Pāśupata orientation—approaching Śiva/Liṅga with humility so the bonds (pāśa) loosen through grace (anugraha).