Shloka 46

प्रसाद-ज्ञान-योग-मोक्षक्रमः तथा व्यास-रुद्रावतार-मन्वन्तर-परम्परा

Devanagari script

कश्यपो ऽप्युशनाश्चैव च्यवनो ऽथ बृहस्पतिः उतथ्यो वामदेवश् च महायोगो महाबलः

Transliteration

kaśyapo 'pyuśanāścaiva cyavano 'tha bṛhaspatiḥ utathyo vāmadevaś ca mahāyogo mahābalaḥ

Translation

Kāśyapa, Uśanas (Śukra), Cyavana und Bṛhaspati; ebenso Utathya und Vāmadeva — diese großen Weisen, mächtig an Kraft, waren Mahāyogins, gegründet in der höchsten Disziplin, die den paśu (gebundene Seele) zum Herrn (Pati) führt.

Word by Word

• कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ): Kashyapa

• अपि (api): also

• उशनाः (uśanāḥ): Ushanas/Shukra

• च (ca): and

• एव (eva): indeed

• च्यवनः (cyavanaḥ): Chyavana

• अथ (atha): then/also

• बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ): Brihaspati

• उतथ्यः (utathyaḥ): Utathya

• वामदेवः (vāmadevaḥ): Vamadeva

• च (ca): and

• महायोगः (mahāyogaḥ): great yogin/one established in Mahāyoga

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ): great in power/strength

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; contextual)

Characters & Entities

• Kashyapa
• Ushanas (Shukra)
• Chyavana
• Brihaspati
• Utathya
• Vamadeva

FAQs

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

It situates Linga-centered Shaiva practice within an authoritative rishi-lineage, indicating that Mahāyoga and devotion to Pati (Shiva) were upheld by renowned Vedic seers.

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

By highlighting Mahāyogins, it implies Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord realized through yoga—who draws the paśu beyond pāśa (bondage) via disciplined realization rather than mere ritual alone.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mahāyoga aligned with Pāśupata orientation—yogic steadiness, mastery of senses, and contemplation of the Lord—presented as the hallmark of these sages.