Shloka 22

वंशानुवर्णनम् — सात्वतवंशः, स्यमन्तक-प्रसङ्गः, कृष्णावतारः, शिवप्रसादः (पाशुपतयोगः)

Devanagari script

जायस्व शीघ्रं भद्रं ते किमर्थं चाभितिष्ठसि प्रोवाच चैनं गर्भस्था सा कन्या गान्दिनी तदा

Transliteration

jāyasva śīghraṃ bhadraṃ te kimarthaṃ cābhitiṣṭhasi provāca cainaṃ garbhasthā sā kanyā gāndinī tadā

Translation

「速やかに生まれよ――汝に吉祥あれ！ いかなる理由でなお内にとどまるのか。」そのとき胎内の乙女ガーンディニーは、内より語って父に答えた。

Word by Word

• जायस्व (jāyasva): be born

• शीघ्रं (śīghraṁ): quickly

• भद्रं ते (bhadraṁ te): auspiciousness to you / may good be yours

• किमर्थं (kimarthaṁ): for what reason

• च (ca): and

• अभितिष्ठसि (abhitiṣṭhasi): you remain/stand (here, stay within)

• प्रोवाच (provāca): said/spoke

• च (ca): and

• एनं (enaṁ): to him

• गर्भस्था (garbhasthā): situated in the womb

• सा (sā): she

• कन्या (kanyā): maiden/girl

• गान्दिनी (gāndinī): Gandinī (name)

• तदा (tadā): then/at that time

Speaker

Suta (narrating); the direct speech is attributed to Gandinī speaking from the womb

Characters & Entities

• Gandinī

FAQs

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

The verse frames birth as an event governed by auspiciousness (bhadra) and divine timing—an outlook central to Shaiva puja, where all transitions (saṁskāras) are offered to Pati (Shiva) for sanctification.

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

Indirectly, it highlights Shiva-tattva as the unseen regulator of embodiment: the jīva (paśu) enters and exits states of confinement (pāśa) under a higher auspicious order, ultimately oriented toward liberation through Pati’s grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit rite is described, but the motif supports Pāśupata discipline: recognizing embodiment as bondage (pāśa) and cultivating urgency toward dharma and Shiva-bhakti, which mature into worship and inner detachment.