Shloka 20

Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)

Devanagari script

दृष्टवा महर्षय: सर्वे शिरोभिरवरनिं गता:

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā maharṣayaḥ sarve śirobhir avaranim gatāḥ

Translation

Sinabi ni Nārada: Nang makita nila siya, ang lahat ng dakilang rishi ay yumuko, ibinaba ang sarili sa pagpupugay—isang panlabas na tanda ng pagpapakumbaba at pagkilala sa higit na kapangyarihang espirituwal.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा, कर्तरि, पूर्वकाल (absolutive/gerund)

• महर्षयः: the great sages
• महर्षयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शिरोभिः: with (their) heads
• शिरोभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अवरतिं: bowing down / obeisance
• अवरतिं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवरति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गताः: went; assumed (a state)
• गताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त, Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• maharṣis (great sages)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights humility and reverence as marks of dharmic character: even exalted sages respond to spiritual greatness by bowing, showing that true wisdom expresses itself through modest conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada narrates that, upon witnessing a significant person or event, all the assembled great seers collectively lower their heads in respect, indicating acknowledgment and veneration.