Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

उमादेहसमुद्भूता योगनिद्रा च कौशिकी नियोगाद्देवदेवस्य यशोदातनया ह्यभूत्

Transliteration

umādehasamudbhūtā yoganidrā ca kauśikī niyogāddevadevasya yaśodātanayā hyabhūt

Translation

उमादेहसमुद्भूता योगनिद्रा च कौशिकी । नियोगाद्देवदेवस्य यशोदातनया ह्यभूत् ॥

Word by Word

• उमा (Umā): Umā/Parvatī

• देह (deha): body

• समुद्भूता (samudbhūtā): arisen, born forth

• योगनिद्रा (yoga-nidrā): Yogic sleep, Yogamāyā

• च (ca): and

• कौशिकी (kauśikī): Kauśikī (a form/name of the goddess)

• नियोगात् (niyogāt): by injunction/command

• देवदेवस्य (deva-devasya): of the Lord of gods (Śiva)

• यशोदा (yaśodā): Yaśodā

• तनया (tanayā): daughter

• हि (hi): indeed

• अभूत् (abhūt): became

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya, with an internal Purāṇic account of Śiva’s command)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Uma (Parvati)
• Kauśikī (Yoganidrā/Yogamāyā)
• Yaśodā

FAQs

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

It asserts Shaiva siddhānta’s hierarchy: Śiva as Pati commands even cosmic Māyā (Yogānidrā), showing that all protective and world-ordering powers operate under Mahādeva—an essential lens for understanding Linga as the sovereign sign of Pati.

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

Śiva-tattva is presented as Deva-deva—supreme governor whose niyoga (injunction) directs Śakti’s manifestations; thus bondage-and-release dynamics (pāśa and mokṣa) are ultimately under Pati’s lordship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to yoga-nidrā as a divine yogic power (Śakti) rather than a human technique; for practitioners, it implies disciplined Pāśupata-oriented yoga and pūjā aimed at aligning the pashu (soul) with Pati’s will, not merely seeking siddhis.