Shloka 46

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

कुलालचक्रवच्छक्त्या प्रेरितो ऽसि पिनाकिना अद्यापि तव निक्षिप्तं कपालं कूर्मरूपिणः

Transliteration

kulālacakravacchaktyā prerito 'si pinākinā adyāpi tava nikṣiptaṃ kapālaṃ kūrmarūpiṇaḥ

Translation

陶工のろくろが力によって回されるように、ピナーキン（シヴァ神）の力によって、あなたは動かされている。今もなお、あなたが捨てた頭蓋骨は、亀（クールマ）の姿をとった者のものである。これは、すべての存在の主（パティ）である主から逃れられる者はいないことを示している。

Word by Word

• कुलालचक्रवत्: like a potter’s wheel

• शक्त्या: by power/energy

• प्रेरितः असि: you are impelled/driven

• पिनाकिना: by Pinākin (Śiva, bearer of the bow Pināka)

• अद्यापि: even now/still

• तव: by you/your

• निक्षिप्तम्: thrown down/cast away

• कपालम्: skull/skull-bowl

• कूर्मरूपिणः: of the one having the tortoise-form

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal episode within the Purva-Bhaga)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes Shiva as Pati whose shakti irresistibly governs all motion; Linga worship is thus surrender to the Lord who turns the inner “wheel” of karma and dissolves pride (ahaṅkāra).

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as sovereign and inescapable: like a potter’s wheel moved by force, beings move by His śakti; He can assume forms (such as kūrma) and remains the master beyond all attempts to discard or deny Him.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to Pāśupata-style inner discipline: recognizing all activity as driven by Shiva’s śakti and practicing humility and surrender—key attitudes supporting Linga-pūjā, japa, and self-restraint.