Shloka 41

युगधर्मवर्णनम् — चतुर्युग, गुण, धर्मपाद, तथा वार्तोत्पत्ति

Devanagari script

प्रादुर्भूतानि चैतानि वृक्षजात्यौषधानि च तेनौषधेन वर्तन्ते प्रजास्त्रेतायुगे तदा

Transliteration

prādurbhūtāni caitāni vṛkṣajātyauṣadhāni ca tenauṣadhena vartante prajāstretāyuge tadā

Translation

ત્યારે વૃક્ષજાતિરૂપ અને ઔષધિરૂપ આ બધું પ્રાદુર્ભવ્યું; અને તે ત્રેતાયુગમાં પ્રજાઓ એ જ ઔષધિઓ દ્વારા જીવન નિર્વાહ કરતી હતી.

Word by Word

• प्रादुर्भूतानि: manifested/appeared

• च: and

• एतानि: these

• वृक्षजाति: classes/kinds of trees

• औषधानि: medicinal herbs/plants

• च: also

• तेन: by/through those

• औषधेन: herbs/medicine (as sustenance)

• वर्तन्ते: live/continue/exist

• प्रजाः: creatures/subjects/beings

• त्रेतायुगे: in the Tretā Yuga

• तदा: then/at that time

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames sustenance itself as part of Śiva’s sṛṣṭi-krama (ordered creation): the devotee sees all life-supporting aushadhi as arising under Pati, reinforcing gratitude and reverence that culminate in Linga-pūjā.

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

By implying that the world’s sustaining medicines manifest according to cosmic order, it points to Śiva as Pati—the regulating Lord whose śakti supports the continuity of prajāḥ across yugas.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific pūjā-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is a Shaiva discipline of seeing nourishment and healing as Śiva-prasāda—supporting sattva and steadiness helpful for Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā.