Shloka 85

Devanagari script

द्वैपायनो ह्यरण्यां वै शुकम् उत्पादयत्सुतम् उपमन्युं च पीवर्यां विद्धीमे शुकसूनवः

Transliteration

dvaipāyano hyaraṇyāṃ vai śukam utpādayatsutam upamanyuṃ ca pīvaryāṃ viddhīme śukasūnavaḥ

Translation

ദ്വൈപായനൻ (വ്യാസൻ) വനത്തിൽ ശുകൻ എന്ന പുത്രനെ ജനിപ്പിച്ചു; പീവരിയിൽ ഉപമന്യുവിനെയും ജനിപ്പിച്ചു. ഇവരെ ശുക-പരമ്പരയിൽ ജനിച്ച പുത്രന്മാരെന്നു അറിയുക—ശൈവജ്ഞാനം പവിത്രമായി പകരുന്ന വംശധാരയിതു।

Word by Word

• द्वैपायनः (Dvaipāyanaḥ): Vyāsa

• हि (hi): indeed

• अरण्याम् (araṇyām): in the forest

• वै (vai): verily

• शुकम् (śukam): Śuka

• उत्पादयत् (utpādayat): begot/produced

• सुतम् (sutam): son

• उपमन्युम् (upamanyum): Upamanyu

• च (ca): and

• पीवर्याम् (pīvaryām): in/through Pīvarī (a proper name, context of birth)

• विद्धि (viddhi): know/understand

• इमे (ime): these

• शुकसूनवः (śukasūnavaḥ): sons/descendants in Śuka’s line (Śuka’s progeny/lineage).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa (Dvaipayana)
• Shuka
• Upamanyu

FAQs

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

It anchors Linga-centered Śaiva teachings in an authenticated guru–ṛṣi lineage (paramparā), implying that Linga-pūjā and Pāśupata discipline are preserved and validated through realized transmitters like Vyāsa and Śuka.

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

Indirectly, by emphasizing paramparā: Śiva-tattva as Pati (the Lord) is approached through revealed knowledge carried by purified seers; the verse foregrounds the continuity of that revelation rather than a doctrinal definition.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights the framework for practice—initiation and instruction through lineage—supporting Pāśupata Yoga and Śiva-upāsanā as disciplines received from qualified teachers rather than invented individually.