Shloka 8

उपमन्युना कृष्णाय पाशुपतज्ञान-प्रदानम् तथा दानविधि-फलश्रुतिः

Devanagari script

दिव्यं पाशुपतं ज्ञानं प्रददौ प्रीतमानसः मुनेः प्रसादान्मान्यो ऽसौ कृष्णः पाशुपते द्विजाः

Transliteration

divyaṃ pāśupataṃ jñānaṃ pradadau prītamānasaḥ muneḥ prasādānmānyo 'sau kṛṣṇaḥ pāśupate dvijāḥ

Translation

പ്രീതമായ മനസ്സോടെ അദ്ദേഹം ദിവ്യമായ പാശുപതജ്ഞാനം നൽകി. മുനിയുടെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ, ഹേ ദ്വിജന്മാരേ, ആ കൃഷ്ണൻ പാശുപതപഥത്തിൽ മാന്യനായി.

Word by Word

• दिव्यम्: divine, transcendent

• पाशुपतम्: pertaining to Pāśupati (Śiva) / the Pāśupata doctrine

• ज्ञानम्: spiritual knowledge, liberating insight

• प्रददौ: bestowed, transmitted

• प्रीतमानसः: with a pleased/joyful mind

• मुनेः: of the sage

• प्रसादात्: by grace, by favor

• मान्यः: worthy of honor, venerable

• असौ: that (person)

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa

• पाशुपते: in/according to the Pāśupata (system/path)

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (brāhmaṇas)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Pashupati
• Krishna
• Muni

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-centered Śaiva practice as grounded in Pāśupata-jñāna received through guru-grace; worship is not mere ritual, but a transmission that makes the seeker fit (mānya) for Śiva’s path.

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

Śiva is implied as Pāśupati (Pati), the Lord whose divine doctrine liberates the pashu (individual soul) from pasha (bondage), chiefly through revealed knowledge granted via an authentic lineage and grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata Yoga is highlighted as an initiatory knowledge-system (jñāna) transmitted by a muni; the emphasis is on disciplined Śaiva sādhanā empowered by guru-prasāda rather than standalone external rites.