Shloka 75

वंशानुवर्णनम् — सात्वतवंशः, स्यमन्तक-प्रसङ्गः, कृष्णावतारः, शिवप्रसादः (पाशुपतयोगः)

Devanagari script

प्रलुप्तश्मश्रुकेशश् च घृताक्तो मुञ्जमेखली दीक्षितो भगवान्कृष्णस् तताप च परंतपः

Transliteration

praluptaśmaśrukeśaś ca ghṛtākto muñjamekhalī dīkṣito bhagavānkṛṣṇas tatāpa ca paraṃtapaḥ

Translation

താടി-മുടി മുണ്ഡനം ചെയ്ത്, നെയ്യാൽ ലേപിതനായി, മുന്ജപ്പുല്ലിന്റെ മേഖല ധരിച്ചു, ദീക്ഷിതനായ ഭഗവാൻ ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണൻ—ഹേ പരന്തപ—തപസ്സിൽ ഏർപ്പെട്ടു।

Word by Word

• प्रलुप्त-श्मश्रु-केशः: with beard and hair shaved off

• च: and

• घृत-आक्तः: anointed/smeared with ghee

• मुञ्ज-मेखली: wearing a muñja-grass girdle

• दीक्षितः: initiated (having received dīkṣā)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa

• तताप: performed tapas/austerity

• च: and

• परंतपः: O scorcher of enemies (vocative epithet of the addressed listener)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna

FAQs

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

It frames tapas and dīkṣā as prerequisites for approaching Shiva (Pati): external purification (shaving, anointing, girdle) supports inner discipline, aligning the worshipper (pashu) toward Linga-centered devotion.

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

By emphasizing dīkṣā and tapas, it implies Shiva-tattva as the supreme Pati accessed through purification and disciplined practice—where bonds (pāśa) are weakened by vow, restraint, and consecrated effort.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dīkṣā-lakṣaṇas (marks of initiation) and tapas: adopting ascetic observances such as shaving, ghee-anointment, and wearing the muñja belt—typical of vow-based disciplines that support Pāśupata-oriented austerity.