Shloka 45

युगधर्मवर्णनम् — चतुर्युग, गुण, धर्मपाद, तथा वार्तोत्पत्ति

Devanagari script

दुदोह गां प्रयत्नेन सर्वभूतहिताय वै तदाप्रभृति चौषध्यः फालकृष्टास्त्वितस्ततः

Transliteration

dudoha gāṃ prayatnena sarvabhūtahitāya vai tadāprabhṛti cauṣadhyaḥ phālakṛṣṭāstvitastataḥ

Translation

ດ້ວຍຄວາມພາກພຽນຢ່າງໝັ້ນຄົງ ພຣະອົງໄດ້ບີບນ້ຳນົມຈາກແຜ່ນດິນ ເພື່ອປະໂຫຍດແກ່ສັດທັງປວງ. ຈາກນັ້ນເປັນຕົ້ນມາ ພືດຢາແລະພືດອາຫານເກີດຂຶ້ນດ້ວຍການໄຖນາ ແຜ່ກະຈາຍໄປທົ່ວ.

Word by Word

• दुदोह: he milked/extracted

• गां: the Earth (as a cow)

• प्रयत्नेन: with effort

• सर्वभूतहिताय: for the good of all beings

• वै: indeed

• तदाप्रभृति: from then onwards

• च: and

• औषध्यः: herbs/medicinal plants

• फालकृष्टाः: drawn forth by the plough (plough-produced)

• तु: indeed

• इतस्ततः: here and there/everywhere

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages; internal episode describing the king’s act for loka-saṅgraha)

Characters & Entities

• Prithu
• Earth (Prithivi/Dharani)

FAQs

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

It frames prosperity as dharmic extraction rather than exploitation—an ethic aligned with Linga worship where offerings (naivedya, oṣadhi, anna) arise from righteous order maintained under Pati (Shiva).

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

Though Shiva is not named, the verse reflects Shiva-tattva as the sustaining principle of ṛta: when governance follows dharma, the world yields life-supporting oṣadhis—showing Pati’s unseen regulation enabling the pashus’ welfare.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A dharma-centered, loka-saṅgraha orientation: disciplined effort (prayatna) and right action that supports yajña-based living; it indirectly supports Shaiva puja by establishing the material basis for offerings and charitable dana.