Shloka 21
वीरभद्र–देवयुद्धवर्णनम्
Vīrabhadra and the Battle with the Devas
चक्रं ग्रसितमालोक्य विष्णुः परपुरंजयः । मुखं तस्य परामृज्य तमुद्गालितवानरिम्
cakraṃ grasitamālokya viṣṇuḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ | mukhaṃ tasya parāmṛjya tamudgālitavānarim
ครั้นเห็นว่าจักรถูกกลืนไปแล้ว พระวิษณุผู้พิชิตนครศัตรูทรงเช็ดปากของเขาอย่างอ่อนโยน และบังคับให้ศัตรูคายนั้นออกมา
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights that even the greatest divine instruments and heroic power operate within a higher cosmic order; in Shaiva Siddhanta, all śaktis ultimately rest under the sovereignty of Pati (the Supreme Lord), teaching humility and surrender.
Such episodes prepare the devotee to recognize Saguna Shiva’s supremacy as the Lord who governs all powers and protections; Linga-worship centers the mind on that governing Reality beyond mere reliance on weapons, status, or ego.
A practical takeaway is to cultivate śaraṇāgati (surrender) with japa of the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and to approach worship with Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and steady devotion rather than pride in one’s own power.