Shloka 19

Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)

Devanagari script

व्यालयज्ञोपवीती च लोहिताड्गदभूषण: । हरिश्मश्रुर्जटी भीमो भयकर्ता सुरद्विषाम्‌

Transliteration

vyālayajñopavītī ca lohitāṅgadabhūṣaṇaḥ | hariśmaśrur jaṭī bhīmo bhayakartā suradviṣām ||

Translation

นารทกล่าวว่า “พระองค์ทรงสวมยัชโญปวีตที่ทำด้วยอสรพิษ และทรงประดับอังกทสีแดง ด้วยเคราสีทองแดงและมวยผมชฎา พระองค์ปรากฏดุดันน่าเกรงขาม เป็นผู้บันดาลความหวาดหวั่นแก่ศัตรูของเหล่าเทพ”

Word by Word

व्याल-यज्ञोपवीतीhaving a serpent as the sacred thread

चand

लोहित-अङ्गद-भूषणःadorned with red armlets/ornaments

हरि-श्मश्रुःhaving tawny/yellowish beard

जटीmatted-haired

भीमःBhīma / the terrible one

भय-कर्ताmaker/causer of fear

सुर-द्विषाम्of the haters of the gods (asuras/demons)

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

yajñopavīta (sacred thread)

serpents (vyāla)

aṅgada (armlet/upper-arm ornament)

enemies of the gods (suradviṣ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that spiritual or divine authority may appear outwardly fearsome: ascetic marks (jaṭā) and formidable emblems (serpent-thread, red ornaments) signify power used to uphold cosmic order by restraining forces opposed to dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing a formidable figure’s appearance—his serpent-made sacred thread, red armlets/ornaments, tawny beard, and matted hair—emphasizing that he is terrifying to the enemies of the gods.