Shloka 20

विष्णुचक्रलाभो नाम (अर्धनारीश्वर-तत्त्वं, सती-पार्वती-सम्भवः, दक्षयज्ञविनाशः)

Devanagari script

रुद्रस्य क्रोधजेनैव वह्निना हविषा सुराः विनाशो वै क्षणादेव मायया शङ्करस्य वै

Transliteration

rudrasya krodhajenaiva vahninā haviṣā surāḥ vināśo vai kṣaṇādeva māyayā śaṅkarasya vai

Translation

ไฟที่เกิดจากพิโรธของรุทระ—เอาเครื่องบูชาเป็นเชื้อเพลิง—ทำให้เหล่าเทพพินาศในพริบตา ทั้งหมดนี้เกิดขึ้นด้วยมายาของศังกรเอง।

Word by Word

• रुद्रस्य: of Rudra

• क्रोधजेन: born of wrath

• एव: indeed/only

• वह्निना: by fire

• हविषा: with the oblation, by the sacrificial offering

• सुराः: the Devas/gods

• विनाशः: destruction/overthrow

• वै: verily

• क्षणात्: in a moment

• एव: indeed

• मायया: by māyā, by divine power/illusion

• शङ्करस्य: of Śaṅkara

• वै: verily

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shankara
• Devas
• Agni (implied as vahni/fire)
• Havis (sacrificial oblation)

FAQs

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

It asserts Pati (Śiva) as the supreme Lord of yajña and its fruits—showing that ritual power (havis/Agni) becomes effective only when aligned with Śaṅkara, the inner ruler worshiped through the Liṅga.

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

Śiva-tattva is presented as sovereign and immediate in action: through māyā (divine power), Śaṅkara can subdue even the Devas instantly, revealing His lordship over both manifestation and its dissolution.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse cautions against mere external yajña-pride and points toward Pāśupata orientation—offering (havis) and discipline must be surrendered to Pati, transforming ritual into God-centered worship rather than ego-centered power.