Shloka 77

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

Devanagari script

तपसा तस्य संतुष्टो ददौ रुद्रो बहून् वरान् साम्बं जांबवतीपुत्रं कृष्णाय च महात्मने

Transliteration

tapasā tasya saṃtuṣṭo dadau rudro bahūn varān sāmbaṃ jāṃbavatīputraṃ kṛṣṇāya ca mahātmane

Translation

అతని తపస్సుతో సంతుష్టుడైన రుద్రుడు అనేక వరాలు ప్రసాదించాడు; అలాగే మహాత్ముడైన శ్రీకృష్ణునికి జాంబవతీ గర్భజుడైన కుమారుడు సాంబను అనుగ్రహించాడు।

Word by Word

• तपसा (tapasā): by austerity, through tapas

• तस्य (tasya): of him, his

• संतुष्टः (saṃtuṣṭaḥ): fully pleased, satisfied

• ददौ (dadau): gave, bestowed

• रुद्रः (rudraḥ): Rudra (Śiva)

• बहून् (bahūn): many

• वरान् (varān): boons, blessings

• साम्बम् (sāmbam): Sāmba (name of Kṛṣṇa’s son)

• जांबवतीपुत्रम् (jāmbavatī-putram): the son of Jāmbavatī

• कृष्णाय (kṛṣṇāya): to Kṛṣṇa

• च (ca): and

• महात्मने (mahātmane): to the great-souled one, magnanimous being

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana account to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shiva
• Krishna
• Samba
• Jambavati

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Pati (Lord) who responds to tapas with anugraha (grace), a core principle behind Linga-pūjā: disciplined worship and inner heat (tapas) draw the Lord’s blessings into embodied life.

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

Śiva-tattva is shown as compassionate sovereignty—Rudra is independent and fulfilled, yet becomes “satisfied” by the devotee’s tapas and freely bestows boons, demonstrating the Lord’s role as liberator and benefactor beyond karmic limitation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tapas (austerity/discipline) is central—aligned with Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā where restraint, devotion, and concentrated practice purify the pashu (bound soul) and invite Pati’s grace to loosen pasha (bondage).