Shloka 39

Adhyaya 23: श्वेत-लोहित-पीत-कृष्ण-विश्व-कल्पेषु रुद्रस्वरूप-गायत्री-तत्त्ववर्णनम्

Devanagari script

तस्मात्तु पशवः सर्वे भविष्यन्ति चतुष्पदाः ततश्चैषां भविष्यन्ति चत्वारस्ते पयोधराः

Transliteration

tasmāttu paśavaḥ sarve bhaviṣyanti catuṣpadāḥ tataścaiṣāṃ bhaviṣyanti catvāraste payodharāḥ

Translation

Therefore all animals (paśu) will come to be four‑footed; and thereafter, for these beings, four udders—bearers of milk—will arise, so that embodied life may be sustained within the created order.

Word by Word

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): therefore/from that cause

• तु (tu): indeed

• पशवः (paśavaḥ): animals/creatures (also ‘pashu’, bound souls in a broader Shaiva sense)

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti): will become/will come into existence

• चतुष्पदाः (catuṣpadāḥ): four-footed

• ततः (tataḥ): then/thereafter

• च (ca): and

• एषाम् (eṣām): of these

• भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti): will arise/will be

• चत्वारः (catvāraḥ): four

• ते (te): those/their

• पयोधराः (payodharāḥ): milk-bearers/udders/breasts

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the creation account, echoing the inner cosmological discourse of the Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames creation as an ordered manifestation under Pati (Shiva), where even nourishment (milk) is part of divine arrangement—supporting the devotee’s view that Linga-puja honors the source of sustenance and life-order.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as Pati—the intelligent governor of srishti—by whose ordinance forms, functions, and sustenance-capacities arise for pashus within the world.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The practical takeaway aligns with Pashupata discipline: cultivate awareness that bodily support systems are ‘pasha-bound’ conditions, and offer their fruits (food, milk, livelihood) back to Pati through Shiva-puja and niyama (restraint and gratitude).