Shloka 89

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

Devanagari script

सहाग्निं विविशुः सर्वाः कृष्णेनाक्लिष्टकर्मणा रेवती च तथा देवी बलभद्रेण धीमता

Transliteration

sahāgniṃ viviśuḥ sarvāḥ kṛṣṇenākliṣṭakarmaṇā revatī ca tathā devī balabhadreṇa dhīmatā

Translation

అక్లిష్టకర్ముడైన కృష్ణునితో కలిసి వారందరూ పవిత్ర అగ్నిలో ప్రవేశించారు; అలాగే దేవి రేవతీ కూడా ధీమాన్ బలభద్రునితో (అగ్నిలో) ప్రవేశించింది।

Word by Word

• सह (saha): together with

• अग्निम् (agnim): the fire, sacrificial fire

• विविशुः (viviśuḥ): entered, went into

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ): all (of them, feminine plural—wives/queens)

• कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena): by/with Kṛṣṇa

• अक्लिष्टकर्मणा (akliṣṭa-karmaṇā): whose actions are unstained, unwearied, effortless

• रेवती (revatī): Revatī (wife of Balabhadra)

• च (ca): and

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• देवी (devī): the goddess

• बलभद्रेण (balabhadreṇa): with Balabhadra (Balarāma)

• धीमता (dhīmatā): the wise, discerning one

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Krishna
• Balabhadra (Balarama)
• Revati

FAQs

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

By showing entry into Agni as a rite of withdrawal, the verse underscores Vedic fire as a purifier and witness; in Shaiva reading, such purification points beyond ritual to Pati (Shiva) as the final refuge, where the Pashu is freed from Pasha through detachment and surrender.

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

Though Shiva is not named, the teaching aligns with Shiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati: the Lord remains untouched while beings pass through dissolution; “akliṣṭa-karma” (unstained action) mirrors the Shaiva insight that the supreme is action’s source yet not bound by karma.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights Agni-associated withdrawal (a purificatory exit motif). Yogically, it implies vairāgya (dispassion) and release from Pasha at life’s turning point—principles central to Pashupata-oriented renunciation and devotion.