Shloka 47

योगान्तरायाः, औपसर्गिकसिद्धयः, परवैराग्येन शैवप्रसादः

Devanagari script

सर्वभूतप्रसादश् च मृत्युकालजयस् तथा प्राजापत्यमिदं प्रोक्तम् आहङ्कारिकमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

sarvabhūtaprasādaś ca mṛtyukālajayas tathā prājāpatyamidaṃ proktam āhaṅkārikamuttamam

Translation

It bestows grace upon all beings and also conquers the appointed time of death. This is declared to be the Prajāpatya principle—the creative, progenitive power—supreme among the forces arising from ahaṅkāra, the individuating “I”-sense.

Word by Word

• सर्वभूत (sarvabhūta): all beings

• प्रसादः (prasādaḥ): grace, favor, soothing beneficence

• च (ca): and

• मृत्युकाल (mṛtyukāla): the time/season of death

• जयः (jayaḥ): victory, conquest

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• प्राजापत्यम् (prājāpatyam): belonging to Prajāpati, creative/progenitive principle

• इदम् (idam): this

• प्रोक्तम् (proktam): is declared/said

• आहङ्कारिकम् (āhaṅkārikam): arising from ahaṅkāra, ego-born cosmic category

• उत्तमम् (uttamam): highest, supreme

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the doctrinal account of tattvas to the sages of Naimisharanya; contextual attribution)

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva’s anugraha (grace) as universal—benefiting all beings—and links devotion to a power that overcomes the fear and limitation of mṛtyu (death), a key promise associated with Linga-upāsanā in the Purva-Bhāga’s creation-doctrine.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the source of prasāda (saving grace) that can transcend karmic timing (mṛtyukāla). Even when discussing ahaṅkāra-born categories, the verse points to a higher sovereignty that grants liberation to the pashu beyond pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse most directly supports Pāśupata-oriented upāsanā: cultivating Shiva’s prasāda through worship and inner discipline so that the pashu is freed from fear of death and the constraints of time—an outcome associated with mantra-japa, Linga-pūjā, and yogic steadiness.