Shloka 49
Sati's Death & Virabhadra — Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
तमापतन्तं शतसूर्यकल्पं सुदर्शनं वीक्ष्य गणेश्वरस्तु शूलं परित्यज्य जगार चक्रं यथा मधुं मीनवपुः सुरेन्द्रः
tamāpatantaṃ śatasūryakalpaṃ sudarśanaṃ vīkṣya gaṇeśvarastu śūlaṃ parityajya jagāra cakraṃ yathā madhuṃ mīnavapuḥ surendraḥ
เมื่อเห็นสุทรรศนะอันรุ่งโรจน์ดุจดวงอาทิตย์ร้อยดวงพุ่งตกลงมาใส่ตน เจ้าแห่งคณะคณาทั้งหลายจึงละตรีศูลแล้วคว้าจักรไว้ ดุจพระอินทร์ในร่างปลาได้คว้ามธุไว้ฉะนั้น
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FAQs
Even formidable divine powers (Sudarśana’s ‘hundred-sun’ tejas) are situated within a cosmic order where opposing forces can momentarily check one another; the narrative stresses restraint, valor, and the non-finality of apparent dominance in divine conflicts.
It aligns most closely with Vamśānucarita/Carita-type narrative material (episodes of divine and semi-divine deeds), rather than cosmogenesis (sarga/pratisarga) or manvantara cataloguing.
The gaṇa-leader grasping Sudarśana suggests that Śaiva forces can ‘hold’ or engage Vaiṣṇava energy—an image compatible with Purāṇic non-sectarianism where divine powers are interrelated rather than absolutely antagonistic.