Shloka 99
Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti
अथ निरीक्ष्य सुरेश्वरमीश्वरं सगणमद्रिसुतासहितं तदा त्रिपुररङ्गतलोपरि संस्थितः सुरगणो ऽनुजगाम स्वयं तथा
atha nirīkṣya sureśvaramīśvaraṃ sagaṇamadrisutāsahitaṃ tadā tripuraraṅgatalopari saṃsthitaḥ suragaṇo 'nujagāma svayaṃ tathā
پھر جب دیوتاؤں کے اِیشور—اِیشور—کو، جو اپنے گنوں کے ساتھ اور اَدری سُتا (شکتی) کے ہمراہ تھے، دیکھا تو تریپور کے میدانِ رَنگ پر کھڑا دیوتاؤں کا گروہ بھی خود بخود اسی طرح اُن کے پیچھے چل پڑا۔
Suta Goswami (narrating the Tripura episode to the sages, with implied narrative focus on Shiva’s leadership)
FAQs
It emphasizes īśvara-prādhānya—Shiva as Pati whom even the devas follow—supporting the Linga’s role as the supreme focus of refuge and worship beyond all secondary powers.
Shiva is shown as Īśvara, the sovereign Pati, accompanied by Śakti and the gaṇas—indicating lordship that integrates power (Śakti) and divine order, drawing all beings to follow His will.
The key practice implied is śaraṇāgati (surrender) and īśvara-anugamana (following the Lord’s command), a core Pāśupata orientation where the paśu aligns with Pati to loosen pāśa (bondage).