Shloka 37

Sacred Abodes of Vishnu & Shiva — Catalogue of Vishnu and Shiva’s Sacred Abodes (Tirtha-Mahatmya within the Pulastya–Narada Frame)

Devanagari script

तले सहस्रचरणं सहस्रभुजमीश्वरम् सहस्राक्षं परिख्यातं मुसलाकृष्टदानवम्

Transliteration

tale sahasracaraṇaṃ sahasrabhujamīśvaram sahasrākṣaṃ parikhyātaṃ musalākṛṣṭadānavam

Translation

In (that) Tala is renowned the Lord with a thousand feet, a thousand arms, and a thousand eyes—(the one) who drags down the Dānava with a pestle (musala).

Speakers

• Narrator/teacher voice continuing the cosmological catalogue; addressee not explicit in excerpt

Primary Deities

• Ishvara (cosmic sovereign form; sectarian identification not explicit)

Key Themes

• Cosmic theophany (many-limbed form)
• Subjugation of asuras
• Netherworld mapping
• Divine sovereignty across realms

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Which deity is meant by the thousand-footed/armed/eyed “Īśvara”?

The verse uses a non-sectarian cosmic description (sahasra-caraṇa/bhuja/akṣa) that can function as a universalized “Lord” rather than naming Viṣṇu or Śiva explicitly. In Purāṇic style, such imagery signals overwhelming sovereignty and omnipresence; precise identification may depend on the surrounding verses in the chapter.

What does “musala-ākṛṣṭa-dānava” imply?

It depicts a mythic act of domination: the Lord drags down a Dānava using a musala (pestle/club). The musala is a forceful, crushing implement, emphasizing the deity’s power to subdue netherworld asuras within their own domain.

Is “Tala” here a terrestrial place that can be visited?

No. Tala in this context is a subterranean loka in Purāṇic cosmography, not a surface tīrtha. The passage sacralizes the nether realm by assigning it a famed presiding divine power.