Shloka 10

ययातिना पूरौ राज्याभिषेकः, दिक्प्रदानं, तृष्णा-वैराग्योपदेशः, वनप्रवेशः च

Devanagari script

वरदानेन शुक्रस्य न शक्यं कर्तुमन्यथा ययाति दिस्त्रिबुतेस् थे किन्ग्दोम् सूत उवाच एवं जानपदैस्तुष्टैर् इत्युक्तो नाहुषस्तदा

Transliteration

varadānena śukrasya na śakyaṃ kartumanyathā Yayāti distributes the kingdom sūta uvāca evaṃ jānapadaistuṣṭair ityukto nāhuṣastadā

Translation

En raison du don accordé par Śukra, il ne pouvait en être autrement. Ainsi Yayāti répartit le royaume. Sūta dit : lorsque les gens du pays furent satisfaits et parlèrent ainsi, Nahūṣa répondit alors. Dans la vision śaiva, même le pouvoir royal est lié par les dons décrétés et par les entraves karmiques (pāśa), tandis que la souveraineté véritable n’appartient qu’à Pati, le Seigneur Śiva.

Word by Word

• varadānena: by the granting of a boon

• śukrasya: of Śukra (Śukrācārya)

• na: not

• śakyam: possible

• kartum: to do

• anyathā: otherwise

• yayātiḥ: King Yayāti

• rājyaṁ/kingdom: kingdom, sovereignty

• vibhajya/distributes: having apportioned, distributing

• sūta uvāca: Sūta said

• evaṁ: thus

• jānapadaiḥ: by the subjects/people of the country

• tuṣṭaiḥ: satisfied, pleased

• iti: thus

• uktaḥ: having been addressed/said to

• nāhuṣaḥ: King Nahūṣa

• tadā: then, at that time

Speaker

Suta (Sūta Gosvāmin) narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya

Characters & Entities

• Śukra (Śukrācārya)
• Yayāti
• Nahūṣa
• Jānapadas (subjects/people)

FAQs

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

It frames worldly authority as constrained by vara (boon) and karma—reminding the devotee that only Pati (Śiva) is truly independent; Linga worship turns the mind from contingent power to the Absolute.

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

By contrast: humans, even kings, cannot act ‘otherwise’ due to pāśa (bondage), while Śiva-tattva as Pati is svatantra (fully free) and the ultimate ground beyond karmic compulsion.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit ritual is stated; the implied takeaway is vairāgya and dharma-aligned action—supporting a Shaiva discipline where the pashu recognizes bondage and seeks liberation through devotion and inner restraint.