Shloka 52

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

Devanagari script

शङ्खचक्रगदापद्मं धारयन्तं जनार्दनम् यशोदायै प्रदत्त्वा तु वसुदेवश् च बुद्धिमान्

Transliteration

śaṅkhacakragadāpadmaṃ dhārayantaṃ janārdanam yaśodāyai pradattvā tu vasudevaś ca buddhimān

Translation

Então o sábio Vasudeva confiou a Yaśodā o próprio Janārdana—o Senhor que porta concha, disco, maça e lótus—para que o desígnio divino prosseguisse além dos laços (pāśa) que velam a vontade do Pati.

Word by Word

• शङ्ख (śaṅkha): conch

• चक्र (cakra): discus

• गदा (gadā): mace

• पद्मम् (padmam): lotus

• धारयन्तम् (dhārayantam): bearing/holding

• जनार्दनम् (janārdanam): Janārdana (Vishnu, remover of afflictions)

• यशोदायै (yaśodāyai): to Yaśodā

• प्रदत्त्वा (pradattvā): having given/handed over

• तु (tu): then/indeed

• वसुदेवः (vasudevaḥ): Vasudeva

• च (ca): and

• बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān): wise, discerning

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Janardana
• Vasudeva
• Yashoda

FAQs

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

Though the verse names Janārdana (Vishnu), the Linga Purana’s Shaiva lens reads such episodes as the Lord’s hidden governance: the Supreme Pati (Shiva) allows divine power to move through forms so that dharma is protected and the pashu (soul) is gradually led toward liberation.

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

Indirectly: Shiva-tattva is implied as the transcendent Pati whose will operates even when another deity is foregrounded; the episode reflects tirodhāna (veiling) and anugraha (grace) working through worldly relationships to loosen pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit puja-vidhi appears here; the takeaway aligns with Pāśupata discernment (viveka): seeing divine agency beyond appearances and cultivating surrender to Pati, which supports inner detachment from pāśa.