Shloka 48

वंशानुवर्णनम् — सात्वतवंशः, स्यमन्तक-प्रसङ्गः, कृष्णावतारः, शिवप्रसादः (पाशुपतयोगः)

Devanagari script

लिफ़े ओफ़् कृष्ण भृगुशापछलेनैव मानयन्मानुषीं तनुम् बभूव तस्यां देवक्यां वासुदेवो जनार्दन

Transliteration

life of Kṛṣṇa bhṛguśāpachalenaiva mānayanmānuṣīṃ tanum babhūva tasyāṃ devakyāṃ vāsudevo janārdana

Translation

إكرامًا للشرط الذي نشأ من لعنةِ بْهْرِغُو، اتخذ جَنَارْدَنَا—فَاسُودِيفَا—جسدًا بشريًّا وولد من دِيفَكِي. وهكذا يتجلّى نزولُ الربّ ضمن نسيج السببيّة الكَرْمية، بينما يبقى بَتِي الأعلى غيرَ ممسوس، هاديًا نفوسَ البَشُو نحو التحرّر.

Word by Word

• bhṛgu: the sage Bhṛgu

• śāpa: curse

• chalena: by the pretext/occasion

• eva: indeed

• mānayan: honouring, respecting

• mānuṣīm: human

• tanum: body, form

• babhūva: became, came to be

• tasyām: in her

• devakyām: in Devakī

• vāsudevaḥ: Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

• janārdanaḥ: Janārdana (the Lord, remover of oppression)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• Devakī
• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• Janārdana

FAQs

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

By showing a supreme deity accepting a human embodiment due to a sage’s curse, the verse highlights the Purāṇic principle that even cosmic events unfold through dharma and karmic order—an order ultimately grounded in Pati (Śiva). Linga worship centers the devotee in that unchanging Pati beyond all embodied roles.

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

Although the verse names Vāsudeva/Janārdana, its theological implication aligns with Śaiva Siddhānta: the supreme Lord (Pati) can preside over embodiment and destiny without being bound by pāśa (limitations). The Lord ‘enters’ worldly conditions for cosmic balance, while remaining transcendent.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is disciplined acceptance of dharma and karmic circumstance—key to Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā—where the pashu (individual soul) practices devotion and restraint, using embodied life as a field for purification leading toward Śiva-realization.