Shloka 47

योगान्तरायाः, औपसर्गिकसिद्धयः, परवैराग्येन शैवप्रसादः

Devanagari script

सर्वभूतप्रसादश् च मृत्युकालजयस् तथा प्राजापत्यमिदं प्रोक्तम् आहङ्कारिकमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

sarvabhūtaprasādaś ca mṛtyukālajayas tathā prājāpatyamidaṃ proktam āhaṅkārikamuttamam

Translation

ఇది సమస్త భూతాలకు ప్రసాదం (అనుగ్రహం) ఇస్తుంది; నియతమైన మృత్యుకాలాన్నికూడా జయిస్తుంది। ఇది ప్రాజాపత్య తత్త్వమని చెప్పబడింది—అహంకారజ శక్తులలో ఉత్తమం।

Word by Word

• सर्वभूत (sarvabhūta): all beings

• प्रसादः (prasādaḥ): grace, favor, soothing beneficence

• च (ca): and

• मृत्युकाल (mṛtyukāla): the time/season of death

• जयः (jayaḥ): victory, conquest

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• प्राजापत्यम् (prājāpatyam): belonging to Prajāpati, creative/progenitive principle

• इदम् (idam): this

• प्रोक्तम् (proktam): is declared/said

• आहङ्कारिकम् (āhaṅkārikam): arising from ahaṅkāra, ego-born cosmic category

• उत्तमम् (uttamam): highest, supreme

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the doctrinal account of tattvas to the sages of Naimisharanya; contextual attribution)

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva’s anugraha (grace) as universal—benefiting all beings—and links devotion to a power that overcomes the fear and limitation of mṛtyu (death), a key promise associated with Linga-upāsanā in the Purva-Bhāga’s creation-doctrine.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the source of prasāda (saving grace) that can transcend karmic timing (mṛtyukāla). Even when discussing ahaṅkāra-born categories, the verse points to a higher sovereignty that grants liberation to the pashu beyond pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse most directly supports Pāśupata-oriented upāsanā: cultivating Shiva’s prasāda through worship and inner discipline so that the pashu is freed from fear of death and the constraints of time—an outcome associated with mantra-japa, Linga-pūjā, and yogic steadiness.