Shloka 46

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

कुलालचक्रवच्छक्त्या प्रेरितो ऽसि पिनाकिना अद्यापि तव निक्षिप्तं कपालं कूर्मरूपिणः

Transliteration

kulālacakravacchaktyā prerito 'si pinākinā adyāpi tava nikṣiptaṃ kapālaṃ kūrmarūpiṇaḥ

Translation

Driven by the power of Pinākin (Lord Śiva) as a potter’s wheel is driven by force, you are set in motion. Even now, the skull you cast away belongs to the One who assumed the form of a tortoise—showing that none can escape the Lord who is Pati, the master of all beings.

Word by Word

• कुलालचक्रवत्: like a potter’s wheel

• शक्त्या: by power/energy

• प्रेरितः असि: you are impelled/driven

• पिनाकिना: by Pinākin (Śiva, bearer of the bow Pināka)

• अद्यापि: even now/still

• तव: by you/your

• निक्षिप्तम्: thrown down/cast away

• कपालम्: skull/skull-bowl

• कूर्मरूपिणः: of the one having the tortoise-form

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal episode within the Purva-Bhaga)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes Shiva as Pati whose shakti irresistibly governs all motion; Linga worship is thus surrender to the Lord who turns the inner “wheel” of karma and dissolves pride (ahaṅkāra).

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as sovereign and inescapable: like a potter’s wheel moved by force, beings move by His śakti; He can assume forms (such as kūrma) and remains the master beyond all attempts to discard or deny Him.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to Pāśupata-style inner discipline: recognizing all activity as driven by Shiva’s śakti and practicing humility and surrender—key attitudes supporting Linga-pūjā, japa, and self-restraint.