Shloka 50

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

Devanagari script

सा चैव प्रकृतिः साक्षात् सर्वदेवनमस्कृता पुरुषो भगवान्कृष्णो धर्ममोक्षफलप्रदः

Transliteration

sā caiva prakṛtiḥ sākṣāt sarvadevanamaskṛtā puruṣo bhagavānkṛṣṇo dharmamokṣaphalapradaḥ

Translation

Sie ist wahrlich Prakṛti selbst—die offenbarte Wirklichkeit—von allen Göttern verehrt. Und Er ist der höchste Puruṣa, der selige Herr, Kṛṣṇa von dunkler Färbung, der die Früchte von Dharma und Befreiung (mokṣa) verleiht.

Word by Word

• सा (sā): She

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed

• प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ): Prakṛti, primordial Nature/Power

• साक्षात् (sākṣāt): directly, manifestly

• सर्वदेवनमस्कृता (sarva-deva-namaskṛtā): worshipped/saluted by all gods

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ): Puruṣa, Supreme Person/Conscious Principle

• भगवान् (bhagavān): the Blessed Lord

• कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ): the Dark-Hued One (epithet of the Supreme)

• धर्म (dharma): righteousness, sacred duty

• मोक्ष (mokṣa): liberation

• फल (phala): fruit, result

• प्रदः (pradaḥ): giver, bestower

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya, summarizing Shiva–Shakti as Pati and His Shakti)

Characters & Entities

• Shakti (Prakriti)
• Puruṣa (Supreme Lord)
• Krishna (as an epithet)
• Devas (all gods)

FAQs

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

It frames Linga worship as worship of the Supreme Pati together with His Shakti: Prakṛti (the worshipped Divine Power) and Puruṣa (the bestower of dharma and mokṣa), showing that the Linga signifies the transcendent Lord with inseparable Śakti.

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

By pairing Prakṛti (Śakti) with the Supreme Puruṣa (the Lord who grants mokṣa), it points to Shiva-tattva as Pati—sovereign consciousness—whose grace removes pāśa (bondage) and elevates the paśu (soul) to liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies devotion and surrender (namaskāra/bhakti) to the Divine Couple as the means to gain dharma and mokṣa—aligned with Pāśupata-oriented discipline where worship, purity of conduct, and grace culminate in release from bondage.