Shloka 2

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

Devanagari script

अन्धकं च महाभागं वृष्णिं च यदुनन्दनम् तेषां निसर्गांश्चतुरः शृणुध्वं विस्तरेण वै

Transliteration

andhakaṃ ca mahābhāgaṃ vṛṣṇiṃ ca yadunandanam teṣāṃ nisargāṃścaturaḥ śṛṇudhvaṃ vistareṇa vai

Translation

และอันธกะผู้มีมหาภาค กับวฤษณิผู้เป็นที่ชื่นใจของวงศ์ยทุ—จงฟังจากเราด้วยรายละเอียดถึงนิสรรค์สี่ประการ คือสันดานโดยกำเนิดของสายตระกูลนั้นเถิด।

Word by Word

• अन्धकम्: Andhaka

• च: and

• महाभागम्: greatly fortunate, illustrious

• वृष्णिम्: Vṛṣṇi

• च: and

• यदुनन्दनम्: joy of the Yadus, descendant who gladdens the Yadu line

• तेषाम्: of them, of their lineage

• निसर्गान्: innate natures, natural dispositions

• चतुरः: four

• शृणुध्वम्: hear (all of you)

• विस्तरेण: in detail, expansively

• वै: indeed, certainly

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Andhaka
• Vṛṣṇi
• Yadu lineage (Yadus)

FAQs

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

Though not a direct Linga-puja injunction, the verse sets up a dharmic and genealogical context—showing how innate dispositions (nisarga) shape conduct, and thereby eligibility for Shaiva rites and Shiva-anugraha (grace) that liberates the pashu from pasha under Pati.

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

Implicitly, Shiva-tattva stands as Pati who transcends all nisargas (innate traits) while governing them; by mapping dispositions within lineages, the text prepares a contrast between conditioned pashu-nature and Shiva’s unconditioned sovereignty and grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific ritual is prescribed in this verse; it functions as a narrative preface to a detailed exposition. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, it points to the need to understand svabhava (nisarga) as part of pasha before undertaking disciplined sadhana such as Pashupata-oriented observances and Shiva-puja.