Shloka 43
Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)
क्यों आपके ललाटमें तीसरा नेत्र प्रकट हुआ? किसलिये आपने पक्षियों और वनोंसहित पर्वतको दग्ध किया और देव! फिर किसलिये आपने उसे पूर्वावस्थामें ला दिया। मेरे इन पिताको आपने जो पूर्ववत् वृक्षोंसे आच्छादित कर दिया, इसका क्या कारण है? ।।
śrīmaheśvara uvāca |
sthāne saṁśayitu devi dharmajñe priyabhāṣiṇī |
tvadṛte māṁ hi vai praṣṭuṁ na śakyaṁ kenacit priye ||
prakāśaṁ yadi vā guhyaṁ priyārthaṁ prabravīmy aham |
śṛṇu tat sarvam akhilam asyāṁ saṁsadi bhāmini ||
sarveṣām eva lokānāṁ kūṭasthaṁ viddhi māṁ priye |
madadhīnāstrayo lokā yathā viṣṇau tathā mayi |
sraṣṭā viṣṇur ahaṁ goptā ity etad viddhi bhāmini ||
tasmād yadā māṁ spṛśati śubhaṁ vā yadi vetarat |
tathaivedaṁ jagat sarvaṁ tattad bhavati śobhane ||
netre me saṁvṛte devi tvayā bālyād anindite |
naṣṭālokaḥ tadā lokaḥ kṣaṇena samapadyata ||
圣大自在天说道：“你的疑惑是恰当的，女神啊——通达法义、言辞柔和者。爱妻，除你之外，无人能向我提出如此之问。 无论此事显露或隐秘，我都将为你尽数宣说。光辉者啊，就在此会中，听我把一切说得圆满。 当知我，爱者，是一切世界不动的内在根基。三界依我而立，亦如依毗湿奴而立。美丽者啊，须明白：毗湿奴为创造者，而我为护持者。 因此，吉祥或不吉之物一旦触及于我，整个宇宙便随之成为吉祥或不吉，丽人啊。 当你以孩童般的天真合上我双目之时，无瑕的女神啊，世间顷刻陷入黑暗；一瞬之间，光明尽失。”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage frames Śiva as the steady cosmic ground and protector: the universe mirrors the state that ‘touches’ the divine—auspiciousness or its opposite. It also articulates a complementary theology: Viṣṇu as creator and Śiva as guardian, emphasizing cosmic interdependence and responsibility.
In response to Devī’s doubt, Śiva affirms that her question is appropriate and uniquely intimate. He then explains that when she playfully closed his eyes, the world instantly lost its light—setting up the mythic rationale for subsequent events (such as the manifestation of another source of light/vision).