Shloka 48

Devanagari script

यदा तदा शक्तिसूनुर् अवतीर्णो महीतले शक्तिस्त्यक्त्वा तदा दुःखं पितॄणां समतां ययौ

Transliteration

yadā tadā śaktisūnur avatīrṇo mahītale śaktistyaktvā tadā duḥkhaṃ pitṝṇāṃ samatāṃ yayau

Translation

その時まさに、Śaktiの子は地上に降臨した。そしてŚaktiが去ると、ピトリ（Pitṛs、祖霊）たちの悲しみは鎮まり、平衡なる安らぎへと帰した。

Word by Word

• yadā tadā: then, at that time

• śakti-sūnuḥ: Śakti’s son

• avatīrṇaḥ: descended/incarnated

• mahī-tale: on the surface of the earth

• śaktim tyaktvā: after Śakti had departed/left his body

• tadā: then

• duḥkham: sorrow

• pitṝṇām: of the Pitṛs/ancestors

• samatām: equipoise/evenness

• yayau: went/attained

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shakti
• Pitrs

FAQs

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

It places sacred lineage and descent within the Purva-Bhaga’s creation narrative, showing how karmic disturbance (duḥkha) settles—supporting the Linga’s role as the stabilizing sign of Pati (Śiva) amid worldly change.

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

Indirectly: the movement from grief to samatā echoes Śiva-tattva as the ground of equilibrium beyond pāśa (bondage), toward which pashus (souls and ancestral beings) naturally return when causes of agitation cease.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is stated; the key takeaway is the Shaiva yogic ideal of samatā (equanimity), a core disposition in Pāśupata-oriented practice that loosens pāśa and steadies the pashu toward Pati.