Shloka 20

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

सुद्युम्न इति विख्याता पुंस्त्वं प्राप्ता त्विला पुरा मित्रावरुणयोस्त्वत्र प्रसादान्मुनिपुङ्गवाः

Transliteration

sudyumna iti vikhyātā puṃstvaṃ prāptā tvilā purā mitrāvaruṇayostvatra prasādānmunipuṅgavāḥ

Translation

O Bester der Weisen, Ilā war einst als Sudyumna bekannt, da sie dort durch die gnädige Gunst von Mitra und Varuṇa die Männlichkeit erlangte.

Word by Word

• सुद्युम्नः: Sudyumna (name)

• इति: thus

• विख्याता: renowned/celebrated

• पुंस्त्वम्: manhood/male state

• प्राप्ता: attained/obtained

• त्व् इलाः: you, Ilā

• पुरा: formerly/once

• मित्रावरुणयोः: of Mitra and Varuṇa

• तु: indeed

• अत्र: there/in that place

• प्रसादात्: by grace/favor

• मुनिपुङ्गवाः: O foremost among sages

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Sudyumna
• Ilā
• Mitra
• Varuṇa

FAQs

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

It highlights prasāda (divine favor) as the decisive power behind transformation—an idea central to Linga devotion, where the devotee seeks Mahādeva’s anugraha through worship.

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

Though Shiva is not named, the verse foregrounds the Shaiva principle that higher authority operates through grace: Pati’s anugraha can override limiting conditions (pāśa) affecting the pashu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is the primacy of prasāda: in Pāśupata-oriented practice, disciplined observance culminates in receiving grace, which effects inner and outer transformation.