Shloka 29

Devanagari script

पराशरस्यावतारो व्यासस्य च शुकस्य च विनाशो राक्षसानां च कृतो वै शक्तिसूनुना

Transliteration

parāśarasyāvatāro vyāsasya ca śukasya ca vināśo rākṣasānāṃ ca kṛto vai śaktisūnunā

Translation

ശക്തിയുടെ പുത്രനാൽ പരാശരൻ അവതാരമായി ജനിച്ചു; വ്യാസനും ശുകനും പ്രാദുര്ഭവിച്ചു; രാക്ഷസന്മാരുടെ വിനാശവും അവനാൽ നടന്നു. ഇങ്ങനെ പതി-സ്വരൂപനായ ശിവന്റെ അനുഗ്രഹ-നിയോഗത്താൽ ധർമ്മം സംരക്ഷിക്കപ്പെട്ടു; അവൻ പശുക്കളുടെ പാശം അഴിക്കുന്ന പ്രഭു.

Word by Word

• पराशरस्य (parāśarasya): of Parāśara

• अवतारः (avatāraḥ): descent/incarnation/manifestation

• व्यासस्य (vyāsasya): of Vyāsa

• च (ca): and

• शुकस्य (śukasya): of Śuka

• च (ca): and

• विनाशः (vināśaḥ): destruction

• राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām): of the Rākṣasas/demonic beings

• च (ca): and

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ): was done/was accomplished

• वै (vai): indeed/assuredly

• शक्तिसूनुना (śaktisūnunā): by the son of Śakti (i.e., Parāśara, son of Śakti)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Parashara
• Veda Vyasa
• Shuka
• Shakti
• Rakshasas
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva as the supreme Pati who restores order by manifesting sacred teachers (Parāśara, Vyāsa, Śuka) and removing adharmic forces—establishing the scriptural and moral ground on which Liṅga-pūjā stands.

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as sovereign governance of creation: He empowers incarnate sages to transmit jñāna and dharma, and He also curbs rākṣasic bondage-producing tendencies—guiding the paśu toward liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse primarily highlights dharma-sustaining transmission of śāstra through realized teachers—supporting Pāśupata orientation where devotion to Pati and disciplined conduct weaken pāśa; it indirectly underwrites Liṅga-upāsanā as a dharma-protecting sādhanā.