Shloka 62

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

Devanagari script

यस्तत्प्रतिकृतौ यत्नो भोजस्यासीद्वृथा हरेः प्रभावान्मुनिशार्दूलास् तया चैव जडीकृतः

Transliteration

yastatpratikṛtau yatno bhojasyāsīdvṛthā hareḥ prabhāvānmuniśārdūlās tayā caiva jaḍīkṛtaḥ

Translation

Usaha Raja Bhoja untuk membalas ternyata sia-sia seluruhnya; kerana oleh keperkasaan Hari yang mengatasi segalanya, wahai para muni laksana harimau, dia dibuat kaku dan terpinga-pinga oleh daya itu sendiri.

Word by Word

• yas: which/he who

• tat-pratikṛtau: in counteracting/retaliating against that

• yatnaḥ: effort

• bhojasya: of Bhoja (the king)

• āsīt: was

• vṛthā: vain, fruitless

• hareḥ: of Hari (Viṣṇu)

• prabhāvāt: due to the power/majesty

• muni-śārdūlāḥ: O best of sages (tiger among sages)

• tayā: by that (power/illusion)

• ca eva: and indeed

• jaḍīkṛtaḥ: made dull, immobilized, stupefied

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Hari)
• Bhoja
• Sages (Munis)

FAQs

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

It reinforces that worldly power and ego-driven retaliation are futile before divine śakti; Linga-worship is framed as turning the Pashu away from reactive bondage (pāśa) toward surrender to the Supreme Lord (Pati).

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

Even while naming Hari, the verse points to the principle that the Supreme’s power can arrest the soul’s faculties; in Shaiva Siddhānta terms, this exemplifies how Pati’s (the Lord’s) governance makes the Pashu recognize dependence and seek liberation beyond māyā.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied takeaway is restraint of reactive impulses and cultivation of steadiness (sthira-bhāva); in a Pāśupata-oriented reading, the practitioner counters stupefaction and bondage through disciplined worship, mantra, and inner detachment rather than retaliation.