Shloka 42

Devanagari script

संकर्षणस्य चोत्पत्तिः कौशिक्याश् च पुनर्भवः यदूनां चैव सम्भूतिर् यादवत्वं हरेः स्वयम्

Transliteration

saṃkarṣaṇasya cotpattiḥ kauśikyāś ca punarbhavaḥ yadūnāṃ caiva sambhūtir yādavatvaṃ hareḥ svayam

Translation

Ia mengisahkan kelahiran Saṅkarṣaṇa, kelahiran semula Kauśikī, kemunculan keturunan Yadu, serta bagaimana Hari sendiri mengambil keadaan sebagai seorang Yādava. Dalam pandangan Śaiva, penjelmaan ilahi demikian berlaku dengan perkenan Tuhan, sedangkan Pati (Śiva) tetap sebagai pengatur transenden bagi penzahiran dan peleburan alam.

Word by Word

• संकर्षणस्य: of Saṅkarṣaṇa (Balarāma)

• च: and

• उत्पत्तिः: birth/origin

• कौशिक्याः: of Kauśikī

• च: and

• पुनर्भवः: rebirth/return to embodiment

• यदूनाम्: of the Yadus

• च: and

• एव: indeed

• सम्भूतिः: arising/origination

• यादवत्वम्: Yādava-hood (being of the Yadu line)

• हरेः: of Hari (Viṣṇu)

• स्वयम्: Himself

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Sankarshana (Balarama)
• Kausiki
• Yadu dynasty
• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

Though it speaks of Vaiṣṇava lineage and descent, it supports the Linga Purana’s broader frame: all incarnations and dynastic unfoldings proceed under the supreme governance of Pati (Śiva), the ultimate ground worshipped as the Liṅga.

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as the transcendent regulator: Hari’s “becoming a Yādava” and the births/rebirths named here occur within māyā’s order, while Śiva as Pati remains the unconditioned Lord who empowers and limits manifestation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No direct puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway for Pāśupata orientation is discernment (viveka) between Pati (the Lord), paśu (embodied beings in lineages), and pāśa (karmic bonds that drive birth and rebirth).