Shloka 23

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

Devanagari script

वर्षत्रयं प्रतिदिनं गामेकां ब्राह्मणाय तु यदि दद्यास्ततः कुक्षेर् निर्गमिष्याम्यहं पितः

Transliteration

varṣatrayaṃ pratidinaṃ gāmekāṃ brāhmaṇāya tu yadi dadyāstataḥ kukṣer nirgamiṣyāmyahaṃ pitaḥ

Translation

「父よ、もし三年のあいだ毎日、ブラーフマナに牛を一頭ずつ施すなら、そのとき私は胎より出ることができましょう、父よ。」

Word by Word

• वर्षत्रयम्: for three years

• प्रतिदिनम्: every day

• गाम्: a cow

• एकाम्: one

• ब्राह्मणाय: to a brāhmaṇa

• तु: indeed

• यदि: if

• दद्याः: you would give

• ततः: then/thereupon

• कुक्षेः: from the womb/belly

• निर्गमिष्यामि: I shall come out/emerge

• अहम्: I

• पितः: O father

Speaker

Unborn child (speaking to the father within the narrative), as recounted by Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahmana

FAQs

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

It links dharmic charity (especially go-dana) with inner purification, presenting dana as a supporting limb to Shiva-bhakti—reducing pasha (bondage) and making life conducive to devotion and auspicious outcomes.

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

Indirectly, it reflects Shiva-tattva as the moral-ritual order that uplifts the pashu (individual soul): by righteous acts done in a spirit aligned to Pati (the Lord), obstacles are loosened and grace-bearing conditions arise.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Go-dana (gifting cows) to brāhmaṇas as a high-merit dana; while not a direct Pāśupata-yogic technique, it functions as karma-śuddhi (purification of action) that supports Shiva-upāsanā and spiritual progress.