Shloka 5

शरभप्रादुर्भावो नाम षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः (जलन्धरविमर्दनम्)

Devanagari script

जगाम देवदेवेशं विष्णुं विश्वहरं गुरुम् तयोः समभवद्युद्धं दिवारात्रम् अविश्रमम्

Transliteration

jagāma devadeveśaṃ viṣṇuṃ viśvaharaṃ gurum tayoḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ divārātram aviśramam

Translation

他前往毗湿奴——诸神之主、护持宇宙之尊、可敬之导师。二者之间遂起大战，昼夜不息，毫无间断。

Word by Word

• जगाम: went/approached

• देवदेवेशम्: the Lord of the gods

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu

• विश्वहरम्: the bearer/sustainer of the universe (lit. one who carries/removes the world’s burden)

• गुरुम्: teacher, venerable guide

• तयोः: of those two/between the two

• समभवत्: arose, came to be

• युद्धम्: battle, combat

• दिवा-रात्रम्: day and night

• अविश्रमम्: without rest, unceasingly

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

By portraying an unceasing divine contest, the verse sets up the need for recognizing the highest Pati beyond rival claims—an arc that culminates in devotion centered on the Linga as the transcendent sign of Shiva’s supreme reality.

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

Indirectly: the endlessness of the conflict implies the limitation of merely personal power. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, it anticipates Shiva-tattva as Pati—beyond fatigue, beyond duality—whose revelation resolves such cosmic impasses.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit puja-vidhi appears in this line; the practical takeaway is contemplative—recognizing the insufficiency of egoic rivalry (pāśa) and turning the pashu (soul) toward the Pati through Linga-centered devotion and discipline aligned with Pāśupata ideals.