Shloka 14

अध्याय १०१: हैमवती-तपः, तारकवंश-उत्पातः, स्कन्द-प्रत्याशा, मदनदहनम्

Devanagari script

तारो वराञ्छतगुणं लब्ध्वा शतगुणं बलम् पितामहाज्जगत्सर्वम् अवाप दितिनन्दनः

Transliteration

tāro varāñchataguṇaṃ labdhvā śataguṇaṃ balam pitāmahājjagatsarvam avāpa ditinandanaḥ

Translation

పితామహుడు బ్రహ్మ నుండి శతగుణంగా వృద్ధిచేసిన వరం పొందిన తారకుడు శతగుణ బలాన్ని సంపాదించాడు. దితి కుమారుడు ఆ ప్రసాదిత శక్తి ప్రభావంతో సమస్త జగత్తును వశం చేసుకున్నాడు.

Word by Word

• तारः (tāraḥ): Tāraka

• वरान् (varān): boons

• शतगुणम् (śataguṇam): a hundredfold

• लब्ध्वा (labdhvā): having obtained

• शतगुणम् (śataguṇam): a hundredfold

• बलम् (balam): strength, power

• पितामहात् (pitāmahāt): from the Grandsire (Brahmā)

• जगत्-सर्वम् (jagat-sarvam): the entire world

• अवाप (avāpa): attained, acquired, came to possess

• दिति-नन्दनः (diti-nandanaḥ): the son of Diti (a Daitya).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Tāraka
• Brahma
• Diti

FAQs

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

It highlights that worldly power gained through boons can lead to domination and imbalance; Linga worship reorients the pashu (soul) toward Pati (Shiva) rather than toward jagat-adhikāra (control of the world).

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

By implication, it contrasts created power (from Brahmā) with the higher Shaiva principle: Shiva as Pati is not merely a giver of temporary might but the liberating Lord beyond pasha (bondage) and asuric appropriation of power.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is stated; the takeaway aligns with Pāśupata discipline—transforming the craving for bala (power) into sādhana centered on Shiva-Linga, reducing pasha-driven domination and cultivating liberation-oriented devotion.