Shloka 85

Devanagari script

द्वैपायनो ह्यरण्यां वै शुकम् उत्पादयत्सुतम् उपमन्युं च पीवर्यां विद्धीमे शुकसूनवः

Transliteration

dvaipāyano hyaraṇyāṃ vai śukam utpādayatsutam upamanyuṃ ca pīvaryāṃ viddhīme śukasūnavaḥ

Translation

حقًّا إنَّ دْوَيْبَايَنَةَ (فياسا) أنجب في الغابة ابنه شُوكَةَ؛ وفي بِيڤَرِي أنجب أوبَمَنْيُو. فاعلموا أن هؤلاء هم الأبناء المولودون في سلالة شُوكَة—وهو خبرٌ يحفظ السلسلة المقدّسة التي يُنقَل عبرها العلم الشيفي.

Word by Word

• द्वैपायनः (Dvaipāyanaḥ): Vyāsa

• हि (hi): indeed

• अरण्याम् (araṇyām): in the forest

• वै (vai): verily

• शुकम् (śukam): Śuka

• उत्पादयत् (utpādayat): begot/produced

• सुतम् (sutam): son

• उपमन्युम् (upamanyum): Upamanyu

• च (ca): and

• पीवर्याम् (pīvaryām): in/through Pīvarī (a proper name, context of birth)

• विद्धि (viddhi): know/understand

• इमे (ime): these

• शुकसूनवः (śukasūnavaḥ): sons/descendants in Śuka’s line (Śuka’s progeny/lineage).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa (Dvaipayana)
• Shuka
• Upamanyu

FAQs

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

It anchors Linga-centered Śaiva teachings in an authenticated guru–ṛṣi lineage (paramparā), implying that Linga-pūjā and Pāśupata discipline are preserved and validated through realized transmitters like Vyāsa and Śuka.

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

Indirectly, by emphasizing paramparā: Śiva-tattva as Pati (the Lord) is approached through revealed knowledge carried by purified seers; the verse foregrounds the continuity of that revelation rather than a doctrinal definition.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights the framework for practice—initiation and instruction through lineage—supporting Pāśupata Yoga and Śiva-upāsanā as disciplines received from qualified teachers rather than invented individually.