Shloka 22
यक्षेश्वरावतारः (Yakṣeśvara-Avatāra) and the Nīlakaṇṭha Paradigm in the Churning of the Ocean
वयं सर्वे महावीरा दैत्यघ्ना बलवत्तराः । अग्रेस्माकं कियन्तस्ते दैत्य क्षुद्रबलास्सदा
vayaṃ sarve mahāvīrā daityaghnā balavattarāḥ | agresmākaṃ kiyantaste daitya kṣudrabalāssadā
ہم سب مہاویر ہیں، دیووں کے دشمن دَیتیہوں کے قاتل اور قوت میں زیادہ قوی۔ ہمارے مقابلے میں تُو کیا ہے، اے دَیتیہ، جو ہمیشہ حقیر قوت والا ہے؟
Devas (celestial warriors) addressing a Daitya
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
It portrays the confrontation between dharmic forces and demonic arrogance, highlighting that adharma ultimately lacks true strength when opposed by divinely aligned valor under Shiva’s cosmic order.
Though the verse is martial in tone, the Shatarudrasaṃhitā frames such victories as occurring within Shiva’s saguna governance of the universe—where the devas act as instruments of his sustaining power against destructive adharma.
A practical takeaway is to cultivate inner fearlessness through japa of the Panchakshara mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined conduct, so that one’s ‘strength’ becomes dharmic steadiness rather than ego.