Dasakam 082 - Sloka 07
from Nārāyaṇīyaṃ - Learn to Chant
चापानां पञ्चशत्या प्रसभमुपगते छिन्नचापेऽथ बाणे व्यर्थे याते समेतो ज्वरपतिरशनैरज्वरि त्वज्ज्वरेण । ज्ञानी स्तुत्वाऽथ दत्वा तव चरितजुषां विज्वरं स ज्वरोऽगात् प्रायोऽन्तर्ज्ञानवन्तोऽपि च बहुतमसा रौद्रचेष्टा हि रौद्रा: ॥७॥ चापानां पञ्चशत्याby bows five hundredप्रसभम्-उपगतेfiercely attackingछिन्न-चापे-अथ बाणेbreaking of the bows then of Baanaव्यर्थे यात:fruitlessly returningसमेत: ज्वरपति:-came the head of all fevers the Shaiva feverअशनै:-अज्वरिimmediately tormentedत्वत्-ज्वरेणby Thy (the Vaishnava fever)ज्ञानी स्तुत्वा-अथthe enlightened (Shaiva fever) praising thenदत्वा तव चरितजुषांgiving to the (devotees) admirers of Thy excellencesविज्वरं स ज्वर:-अगात्freedom, that (Shaiva) fever went awayप्राय:-अन्त:-ज्ञान्वन्त:-अपिoften inner knowledge having evenच बहु-तमसाand by much of Tamasरौद्र-चेष्टा हि रौद्रा:ferociously act indeed the Rudras Baana came attacking ferociously with 500 bows and arrows, but his weapons being severed he had to retreat. Thereupon, the head of all the obsession, the Shaiva obsession came to the forefront but was immediately put out by the Vaishnava obsession. The enlightened Shaivas gave freedom to all those that sung Thy excellences and went away praising Thee. Often the enlightened Rudras also act ferociously, being predominated by Tamas.
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