Shloka 82
Adhyaya 63: Daksha’s Progeny, Kashyapa’s Offspring, and the Rishi-Vamshas that Sustain the Worlds
अन्नोदकं मूलफलम् ओषधीश् च प्रवर्तयन् तानेताञ्जीवयामास कारुण्यादौषधेन च
annodakaṃ mūlaphalam oṣadhīś ca pravartayan tānetāñjīvayāmāsa kāruṇyādauṣadhena ca
Poniendo en marcha la provisión de alimento y agua, de raíces y frutos, y de hierbas medicinales, los devolvió a la vida—por compasión—mediante remedios sanadores.
Suta Goswami
FAQs
It frames Shiva as the compassionate Pati whose anugraha sustains and revives embodied beings; Linga worship aligns the Pashu with that life-giving grace through devotion and offering.
Shiva-tattva is shown as both transcendent lordship and immanent mercy: he not only rules creation but actively restores life by provisioning sustenance and healing—anugraha overcoming pasha-like suffering.
The verse supports seva and dana-oriented Shaiva practice—offering food, water, and medicinal aid—as expressions of Shiva’s anugraha; yogically it points to compassion (dayā) as a Pashupata-aligned discipline that loosens bondage.