Shloka 44

ईशानकल्पवृत्तान्तः तथा लैङ्गपुराणस्य संक्षेप-सूची

Devanagari script

नारस्य च तथोत्पत्तिः कपाले वैष्णवाद्धरात् भूभारनिग्रहार्थे तु रुद्रस्याराधनं हरेः

Transliteration

nārasya ca tathotpattiḥ kapāle vaiṣṇavāddharāt bhūbhāranigrahārthe tu rudrasyārādhanaṃ hareḥ

Translation

तसेच वैष्णव कपालातून पृथ्वीवर नराचा प्रादुर्भाव झाला; आणि भूमीचा भार निवळावा म्हणून हरिने रुद्राची आराधना केली।

Word by Word

• नारस्य: of Nara

• च: and

• तथा: likewise/thus

• उत्पत्तिः: origin/manifestation

• कपाले: in/from the skull (kapāla)

• वैष्णवात्: from that which is Vaiṣṇava/from Viṣṇu’s

• धरात्: from the Earth

• भूभार: earth’s burden

• निग्रह-अर्थे: for the purpose of restraining/bringing under control

• तु: indeed

• रुद्रस्य: of Rudra (Śiva)

• आराधनम्: worship/propitiation

• हरेः: of Hari (Viṣṇu).

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Rudra
• Nara
• Earth (Bhumi)

FAQs

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

It establishes that even Hari (Viṣṇu) propitiates Rudra for cosmic balance (bhūbhāra-nigraha), implying that Rudra’s grace is central to restoring dharma—the same principle that underlies Liṅga-pūjā as seeking Pati’s (Śiva’s) anugraha.

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

Rudra is shown as the decisive divine agency for restraint and regulation of cosmic disorder; Shiva-tattva here functions as Pati—the Lord whose worship empowers even other deities to accomplish world-ordering acts.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Rudrārādhana (worship/propitiation of Rudra) is highlighted—devotional and Vedic in tone—indicating that right action for world-welfare is grounded in Śiva-upāsanā, a foundation that later aligns with Pāśupata discipline (seeking release from pāśa through Pati’s grace).