Shloka 24

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

ताडयामास देवेश विष्णो विश्वजगत्पते उवाच च मदाविष्टो न बिभेमीति सर्वतः

Transliteration

tāḍayāmāsa deveśa viṣṇo viśvajagatpate uvāca ca madāviṣṭo na bibhemīti sarvataḥ

Translation

پھر دیویش نے وِشنو، جو سارے جگت کا پالک ہے، کو ضرب لگائی۔ اور غرور کے نشے میں ڈوب کر وہ ہر سمت بولا: “میں نہیں ڈرتا۔”

Word by Word

• ताडयामास: struck/beat

• देवेशः: Lord of the gods (Indra/Deva-lord)

• विष्णो: O Vishnu

• विश्वजगत्पते: O Lord of the universe

• उवाच: said

• च: and

• मदाविष्टः: possessed by pride/intoxicated

• न: not

• बिभेमि इति: “I fear” (negated) / “I do not fear”

• सर्वतः: on all sides/everywhere

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode; internal speech attributed to the Deva-lord addressing Vishnu)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Deva-lord (Indra)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It highlights mada (pride) as a pasha (bond) that veils true refuge; Linga-worship is meant to dissolve ego and reorient the pashu (soul) toward Pati (Shiva) rather than worldly power.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By contrast: fearlessness claimed through arrogance is unstable, whereas Shiva-tattva is the unshaken sovereignty beyond Devas—before which pride collapses and true abhaya (fearlessness) arises through surrender.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied Pashupata takeaway is vigilance against mada and the cultivation of humility (amanitva) as inner tapas—supporting disciplined puja and dhyana where the ego is offered into the Linga as pasha-ksaya (bond-dissolution).