Shloka 52

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

Devanagari script

कुतः प्राप्तं कृतं केन त्वया तदपि विस्मृतम् ते मया सकला लोका गृहीतास्त्वं पयोनिधौ

Transliteration

kutaḥ prāptaṃ kṛtaṃ kena tvayā tadapi vismṛtam te mayā sakalā lokā gṛhītāstvaṃ payonidhau

Translation

「それはどこから得られ、誰によって成し遂げられたのか――それすら汝は忘れたのか。われによって一切の世界は捉えられ保たれたのに、汝は大海に留まっていた。」

Word by Word

• kutaḥ: from where

• prāptam: obtained/received

• kṛtam: done/accomplished

• kena: by whom

• tvayā: by you

• tad api: even that

• vismṛtam: forgotten

• te: you/that one (addressed)

• mayā: by me

• sakalāḥ: all

• lokāḥ: worlds/realms

• gṛhītāḥ: seized/held/contained

• tvam: you

• payo-nidhau: in the ocean (treasury of waters), i.e., the cosmic sea

Speaker

Suta (narrating an internal dialogue; the addressed figure is portrayed as being in the cosmic ocean)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It underlines Shiva’s role as Pati—the sovereign who upholds and contains all worlds—supporting the Linga as the emblem of the unbounded Lord beyond the cosmic ocean (saṁsāra).

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as supreme agency and lordship: the One who can “grasp” all lokas, while others remain within the oceanic field of manifestation—signifying transcendence over pasha (bondage) and mastery over creation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points more to tattva-jñāna than a specific rite: in Pashupata Yoga, remembering Shiva’s supreme lordship is a key contemplative anchor for loosening pasha and crossing the ‘ocean’ of saṁsāra.