Shloka 23

दक्षयज्ञध्वंसः—वीरभद्रप्रेषणं, देवविष्ण्वोः पराजयः, पुनरनुग्रहः

Devanagari script

जघान भगवान् रुद्रः खड्गमुष्ट्यादिसायकैः अथ विष्णुर्महातेजाश् चक्रम् उद्यम्य मूर्छितः

Transliteration

jaghāna bhagavān rudraḥ khaḍgamuṣṭyādisāyakaiḥ atha viṣṇurmahātejāś cakram udyamya mūrchitaḥ

Translation

随后，圣尊鲁陀罗以诸般兵器——剑、拳与种种飞射之器——加以击打。于是，光辉无量的毗湿奴举起神轮，却仍昏厥倒下——显明即便是缚魂（paśu）之力，立于至上主宰（Pati）之前亦被遏止。

Word by Word

• जघान: struck down/assailed

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord

• रुद्रः: Rudra (Shiva)

• खड्ग: sword

• मुष्टि: fist/hand-blow

• आदि: and the like

• सायकैः: with missiles/weapons

• अथ: then/thereupon

• विष्णुः: Vishnu

• महातेजाः: of great radiance/mighty energy

• चक्रम्: discus (Sudarshana)

• उद्यम्य: having lifted/raised

• मूर्छितः: fainted/swooned

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It reinforces Rudra as Pati (the Supreme Lord) before whom even divine power becomes ineffective; Linga worship centers on surrender to this transcendent Lord beyond merely martial or worldly strength.

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

Shiva appears as Bhagavan Rudra whose sovereignty can still the activity of even Vishnu; this points to Shiva-tattva as the regulating, superior principle that subdues all limited agencies when they confront the Absolute.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Implicitly, it highlights Pashupata orientation: the pashu (individual soul) must abandon egoic reliance on ‘weapons’ (personal power) and take refuge in Pati through devotion, discipline, and Shaiva upasana (including Linga-puja).