Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

उमादेहसमुद्भूता योगनिद्रा च कौशिकी नियोगाद्देवदेवस्य यशोदातनया ह्यभूत्

Transliteration

umādehasamudbhūtā yoganidrā ca kauśikī niyogāddevadevasya yaśodātanayā hyabhūt

Translation

Aus dem eigenen Leib Umās hervorgegangen, wurde die yogische Schlummerkraft—Kauśikī—auf Geheiß des Gottes der Götter (Mahādeva) wahrhaft zur Tochter Yaśodās.

Word by Word

• उमा (Umā): Umā/Parvatī

• देह (deha): body

• समुद्भूता (samudbhūtā): arisen, born forth

• योगनिद्रा (yoga-nidrā): Yogic sleep, Yogamāyā

• च (ca): and

• कौशिकी (kauśikī): Kauśikī (a form/name of the goddess)

• नियोगात् (niyogāt): by injunction/command

• देवदेवस्य (deva-devasya): of the Lord of gods (Śiva)

• यशोदा (yaśodā): Yaśodā

• तनया (tanayā): daughter

• हि (hi): indeed

• अभूत् (abhūt): became

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya, with an internal Purāṇic account of Śiva’s command)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Uma (Parvati)
• Kauśikī (Yoganidrā/Yogamāyā)
• Yaśodā

FAQs

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

It asserts Shaiva siddhānta’s hierarchy: Śiva as Pati commands even cosmic Māyā (Yogānidrā), showing that all protective and world-ordering powers operate under Mahādeva—an essential lens for understanding Linga as the sovereign sign of Pati.

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

Śiva-tattva is presented as Deva-deva—supreme governor whose niyoga (injunction) directs Śakti’s manifestations; thus bondage-and-release dynamics (pāśa and mokṣa) are ultimately under Pati’s lordship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to yoga-nidrā as a divine yogic power (Śakti) rather than a human technique; for practitioners, it implies disciplined Pāśupata-oriented yoga and pūjā aimed at aligning the pashu (soul) with Pati’s will, not merely seeking siddhis.