Shloka 82

Adhyaya 63: Daksha’s Progeny, Kashyapa’s Offspring, and the Rishi-Vamshas that Sustain the Worlds

Devanagari script

अन्नोदकं मूलफलम् ओषधीश् च प्रवर्तयन् तानेताञ्जीवयामास कारुण्यादौषधेन च

Transliteration

annodakaṃ mūlaphalam oṣadhīś ca pravartayan tānetāñjīvayāmāsa kāruṇyādauṣadhena ca

Translation

Dengan menggerakkan tersedianya makanan dan air, umbi dan buah, serta tumbuhan obat, ia—karena welas asih—menghidupkan mereka kembali melalui ramuan penyembuh.

Word by Word

• annodakam: food and water

• mūla-phalam: roots and fruits

• oṣadhīḥ: medicinal herbs/plants

• ca: and

• pravartayan: causing to proceed/setting in motion

• tān etān: those very (beings)

• jīvayāmāsa: he revived/caused to live

• kāruṇyāt: out of compassion

• auṣadhena: by medicine/by healing means

• ca: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

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.

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

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.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

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.