Shloka 74

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

Devanagari script

ऋषिं दृष्ट्वा त्वङ्गिरसं प्रणिपत्य जनार्दनः दिव्यं पाशुपतं योगं लब्धवांस्तस्य चाज्ञया

Transliteration

ṛṣiṃ dṛṣṭvā tvaṅgirasaṃ praṇipatya janārdanaḥ divyaṃ pāśupataṃ yogaṃ labdhavāṃstasya cājñayā

Translation

リシ・アンギラスを見て、ジャナールダナは伏して礼拝した。さらにその命により、神聖なるパーシュパタ・ヨーガを得た――それはパシュ（縛られた魂）をパーシャ（束縛）を越えて、パティ、すなわち主シヴァへと導く修行である。

Word by Word

• ऋषिम्: the sage

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen

• तु: then/indeed

• अङ्गिरसम्: Aṅgiras

• प्रणिपत्य: bowing down/prostrating

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)

• दिव्यम्: divine

• पाशुपतम्: pertaining to Paśupati (Śiva), Pāśupata

• योगम्: yogic discipline/path

• लब्धवान्: obtained/received

• तस्य: of him (Aṅgiras)

• च: and

• आज्ञया: by the command/permission.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgiras
• Janārdana (Vishnu)
• Paśupati (Shiva)

FAQs

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

It establishes that even Janārdana approaches a guru with humility to receive Pāśupata Yoga—implying that true Linga-oriented practice depends on initiation, obedience to śāstric instruction, and devotion to Paśupati (Śiva) as Pati.

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

By naming the discipline “Pāśupata,” it frames Śiva as Paśupati—the Lord (Pati) who has mastery over bondage (pāśa) and grants the bound soul (paśu) a path to liberation through divine yoga.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata Yoga is highlighted as a divinely transmitted Shaiva discipline received through guru-command (ājñā), emphasizing initiation, disciplined practice, and alignment with Paśupati as the liberating Lord.