Shloka 4
Durgama’s Seizure of the Vedas and the Gods’ Refuge in Yogamāyā (दुर्गमकृतवेदनाशः—योगमायाशरणगमनम्)
देवाजेयबलं चापि संप्राप्य जगतीतले । करोति स्म बहूत्पातान्दिवि देवाश्चकम्पिरे
devājeyabalaṃ cāpi saṃprāpya jagatītale | karoti sma bahūtpātāndivi devāścakampire
دیوتاؤں کے لیے بھی ناقابلِ فتح قوت حاصل کرکے وہ زمین کی سطح پر آیا اور بہت سے اُتپات اور نحوست کے آثار برپا کرنے لگا؛ اور آسمان میں بھی دیوتا لرز اٹھے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Cosmic Event: utpāta (ominous portents) affecting heaven and earth
FAQs
The verse highlights how unchecked, ego-driven power disturbs both earth and heaven, producing “utpātas” (ominous signs). In Shaiva understanding, such upheaval signals imbalance in dharma and points the seeker toward taking refuge in Pati (Shiva), the stabilizing Lord beyond fear and change.
When cosmic order is shaken and even devas tremble, the Shiva Purana repeatedly presents Saguna Shiva—worshipped as the Linga—as the accessible refuge who restores harmony. Linga-worship embodies Shiva’s protecting presence within the manifest world during periods of disturbance.
A practical takeaway is to steady the mind with japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and, where traditional, to adopt Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of Shiva’s protection and inner detachment amid fearful portents.