Shloka 15

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

Devanagari script

वधं प्राप्तो ऽसहायश् च सिंहादेव सुदारुणात् अथ पुत्रः शिनेर्जज्ञे कनिष्ठाद् वृष्णिनन्दनात्

Transliteration

vadhaṃ prāpto 'sahāyaś ca siṃhādeva sudāruṇāt atha putraḥ śinerjajñe kaniṣṭhād vṛṣṇinandanāt

Translation

ఆశ్రయములేక అతిభయంకరమైన సింహం చేత అతడు మరణాన్ని పొందెను. అనంతరం శినియొక్క కనిష్ఠుడు, వృష్ణులకు ప్రియమైన కుమారుని నుండి ఒక కుమారుడు జన్మించి వంశపరంపరను కొనసాగించెను.

Word by Word

• वधम्: death, slaying

• प्राप्तः: attained, met with

• असहायः: without help, unsupported

• च: and

• सिंहात्: from a lion, by a lion

• एव: indeed

• सुदारुणात्: very fierce, exceedingly cruel

• अथ: then, thereafter

• पुत्रः: a son

• शिनेः: of Śini

• जज्ञे: was born

• कनिष्ठात्: from the youngest (son)

• वृष्णिनन्दनात्: from the delight of the Vṛṣṇis (a Vṛṣṇi-beloved descendant)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Suta Goswami
• Shini
• Vrishni

FAQs

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

Though not a direct Linga-puja instruction, it reinforces a Purāṇic theme: worldly supports are fragile, while true refuge is Pati (Śiva). Such lineage-and-fate narratives prepare the mind for devotion and surrender that culminate in Linga worship.

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

Implicitly, it contrasts transient, fate-bound life (pāśa-bound pashu) with the need for an ultimate protector. In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, only Pati is unwavering; worldly relations and strength cannot finally shield the soul from karmic outcomes.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit rite is described; the takeaway aligns with Pāśupata discipline—vairāgya (dispassion) and turning from dependence on external aids toward devotion and inner reliance on Śiva as the liberating Lord.