Shloka 60

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

पराशर: छिल्धोओद् अन्द् योउथ् आज्ञया तस्य सा शोकं वसिष्ठस्य कुलाङ्गना त्यक्त्वा ह्यपालयद्बालं बाला बालमृगेक्षणा

Transliteration

Parāśara: childhood and youth ājñayā tasya sā śokaṃ vasiṣṭhasya kulāṅganā tyaktvā hyapālayadbālaṃ bālā bālamṛgekṣaṇā

Translation

പരാശരൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അവന്റെ ബാല്യത്തിലും യൗവനത്തിലും, അവന്റെ ആജ്ഞപ്രകാരം വസിഷ്ഠകുലത്തിൽ ജനിച്ച മൃഗനയനയായ ആ യുവതി ദുഃഖം വിട്ട് ആ കുഞ്ഞിനെ സ്നേഹത്തോടെ സൂക്ഷ്മമായി പരിപാലിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• पराशरः: Parāśara (the sage)

• बाले/बाल्ये: in childhood

• यौवने: in youth

• च: and

• आज्ञया: by the command/authority

• तस्य: of him/that one

• सा: she

• शोकम्: grief

• वसिष्ठस्य: of Vasiṣṭha

• कुलाङ्गना: noble lady of the family

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned/set aside

• हि: indeed

• अपालयत्: protected/raised

• बालम्: the child

• बाला: the young woman

• बालमृगेक्षणा: fawn-eyed (gentle-eyed).

Speaker

Parāśara (as quoted within Sūta’s narration)

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• Vasiṣṭha

FAQs

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

It frames dharma and lineage as the vessel through which Shaiva tradition is preserved—protecting the child symbolizes safeguarding the continuity of Shiva-oriented teachings that culminate in Linga-upāsanā.

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

Indirectly, it reflects Shiva-tattva as Pati—the higher authority (ājñā) that enables the pashu (individual) to transcend pasha (bondage like grief) and act in steadiness and protection.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Yogic principle is implied: obedience to ājñā (inner command/discipline) and restraint over śoka—core supports for Pāśupata-oriented self-mastery that later matures into Shiva-pūjā and vrata.