Shloka 56

शिवार्चनविधिः — देवतानां पाशुपतव्रतप्राप्तिः तथा पशुपाशविमोक्षणम् (अध्याय ८०)

Devanagari script

उपदिश्य मुनीनां च सहास्ते चांबया भवः तदाप्रभृति ते देवाः सर्वे पाशुपताः स्मृताः

Transliteration

upadiśya munīnāṃ ca sahāste cāṃbayā bhavaḥ tadāprabhṛti te devāḥ sarve pāśupatāḥ smṛtāḥ

Translation

Tras instruir a los munis, Bhava (Śiva), junto con Ambā (Śakti), permaneció allí. Desde entonces, todos aquellos devas fueron recordados como “Pāśupatas”: devotos establecidos en el Pati y acordes con la senda que afloja el pāśa (atadura) del paśu (alma).

Word by Word

• उपदिश्य (upadiśya): having instructed/taught

• मुनीनाम् (munīnāṃ): of the sages

• च (ca): and

• सह (saha): together with

• आस्ते (āste): remained/dwelt

• च (ca): and

• अंबया (ambayā): with Ambā, the Mother (Pārvatī/Śakti)

• भवः (bhavaḥ): Bhava, Śiva

• तदा-प्रभृति (tadāprabhṛti): from that time onward

• ते (te): those

• देवाः (devāḥ): gods/devas

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• पाशुपताः (pāśupatāḥ): Pāśupatas, followers of Paśupati

• स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ): remembered/known as

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; reporting the outcome of Shiva’s instruction)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Bhava/Paśupati)
• Parvati (Ambā/Śakti)
• Munis (Sages)
• Devas

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva’s upadeśa as the turning point that establishes a Pāśupata identity—devotees oriented to Paśupati (the Lord worshiped through Linga-bhāva) and to liberation from pasha (bondage).

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

Shiva appears as Bhava/Paśupati—the Pati who teaches and stabilizes dharma—while remaining inseparable from Ambā (Śakti), indicating the non-dual operative unity of Shiva and Shakti in bestowing grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to Pāśupata discipline arising from Shiva’s instruction—an initiatory, grace-centered path (upadeśa) aimed at loosening pasha for the paśu through devotion and yogic restraint.