Shloka 16
The Greatness of Haridvāra
Gaṅgādvāra-māhātmya
मरणं स्वप्रियायास्तु वीरभद्रं विनिर्ममे । स सर्वैः प्रमथैर्युक्तस्तं यज्ञं समनाशयत् ॥ १६ ॥
maraṇaṃ svapriyāyāstu vīrabhadraṃ vinirmame | sa sarvaiḥ pramathairyuktastaṃ yajñaṃ samanāśayat || 16 ||
เมื่อผู้เป็นที่รักสิ้นชีวิต พระองค์ทรงบังเกิดวีรภัทร และเขาพร้อมด้วยเหล่าประมถะทั้งปวงได้ทำลายยัญนั้นจนสิ้น
Narada (narrating to Sanatkumara in the Uttara-Bhaga context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It underscores that ritual (yajña) without reverence and right conduct collapses into adharma; the rise of Vīrabhadra symbolizes the corrective force that restores cosmic order when sacred boundaries are violated.
By implication, it teaches that devotion is inseparable from honoring the divine and devotees; when pride or disrespect replaces humility, even grand religious acts lose their merit and invite ruin.
It points to correct ritual discipline (kalpa/śrauta conduct): a yajña is not merely performance but requires proper honoring of participants and deities—otherwise the rite becomes defective and fruitless.