Shloka 36
Sati's Death & Virabhadra — Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
तानापतत एवाशु चापबाणधरो गणः अभिदुद्राव वेगेन सर्वानेव शरोत्करैः
tānāpatata evāśu cāpabāṇadharo gaṇaḥ abhidudrāva vegena sarvāneva śarotkaraiḥ
وہ جوں ہی ٹوٹ پڑے، کمان و تیر تھامے ہوئے گن نے فوراً تیزی سے دھاوا بولا اور تیروں کی بوچھاڑ سے سب کو چھید ڈالا۔
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FAQs
The verse frames righteous defense as swift and proportionate: when aggression advances (‘āpatataḥ’), protective power responds immediately (‘āśu’) to prevent further harm—an ethic of timely intervention.
Episode-level Anucarita within a larger narrative arc (not sarga/pratisarga). It functions as a descriptive combat unit supporting the broader plot of divine reassertion of order.
Arrows (‘śara’) symbolize focused intent and discriminative force—many arrows as ‘śarotkara’ suggest overwhelming clarity/decisiveness that disperses chaotic opposition.