Shloka 31

दक्षयज्ञध्वंसः—वीरभद्रप्रेषणं, देवविष्ण्वोः पराजयः, पुनरनुग्रहः

Devanagari script

त्रिभिश् च धर्षितं शार्ङ्गं त्रिधाभूतं प्रभोस्तदा शार्ङ्गकोटिप्रसङ्गाद् वै चिछेद च शिरः प्रभोः

Transliteration

tribhiś ca dharṣitaṃ śārṅgaṃ tridhābhūtaṃ prabhostadā śārṅgakoṭiprasaṅgād vai cicheda ca śiraḥ prabhoḥ

Translation

随后，主的Śārṅga神弓遭到三方攻击，断为三截。仅因弓梢的触碰，主的头颅竟被斩落——这表明在Pati（湿婆）的主宰下，即便是“主”的威力，若被pāśa（束缚）所困，也会变得无力。

Word by Word

• त्रिभिः: by the three (threefold ones)

• च: and

• धर्षितम्: assailed, attacked

• शार्ङ्गम्: Śārṅga (the divine bow of Viṣṇu)

• त्रिधा-भूतम्: become threefold, split into three

• प्रभोः: of the Lord (here, the wielder of Śārṅga)

• तदा: then

• शार्ङ्ग-कोटि: the tip/end of Śārṅga

• प्रसङ्गात्: from contact/impact, by the occasion of touching

• वै: indeed

• चिछेद: severed, cut off

• च: and

• शिरः: head

• प्रभोः: of the Lord.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; internal episode context inferred)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It dramatizes Pati’s supremacy: even divine weapons and egoic lordship are limited under Shiva’s governance, reinforcing that Linga-worship centers on surrender to the transcendent Lord beyond all instruments of power.

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

By implication, Shiva-tattva is the unconditioned sovereign principle that can dissolve the efficacy of conditioned power; what appears as supreme might becomes fragile when not aligned with the highest reality (Pati).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway aligns with Pāśupata discipline: humility, dissolution of ahaṅkāra (ego), and taking refuge in Pati—inner surrender that makes external power secondary to realization.