Shloka 14
Dyūta-kathā-praśnaḥ — Inquiry into the Dice-Game Calamity
उग्र रुद्रे पशुपतिं महादेवमुमापतिम् | हरं शर्व वृषं शूलं पिनाकि कृत्तिवाससम्
ugraṁ rudre paśupatiṁ mahādevam umāpatim | haraṁ śarvaṁ vṛṣaṁ śūlaṁ pinākī kṛttivāsasam ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “(Masasaksihan mo) si Śiva—mabangis at nakapanghihilakbot—si Rudra, Paśupati, Mahādeva, ang Panginoon ni Umā; si Hara, Śarva; ang may bandilang toro, ang may hawak na trident, ang may dalang busog na Pināka, at ang asetang nababalutan ng balat. O hari ng mga hari, sa dulo ng gabi ay makikita mo Siya sa panaginip.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes reverent recognition of the divine through Śiva’s many epithets, suggesting that the Supreme can be approached and understood through multiple names and attributes—each highlighting a facet of cosmic sovereignty, protection, and ascetic power.
Vaiśampāyana describes (to the king) an impending dream-vision at night’s end in which the king will behold Śiva, identified through a litany of well-known names and insignia (trident, Pināka bow, hide garment, bull emblem), marking the vision as a significant omen or divine encounter.