Shloka 55

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

Devanagari script

भूभारनिग्रहार्थं च ह्य् अवतीर्णं जगद्गुरुम् अतो वै सर्वकल्याणं यादवानां भविष्यति

Transliteration

bhūbhāranigrahārthaṃ ca hy avatīrṇaṃ jagadgurum ato vai sarvakalyāṇaṃ yādavānāṃ bhaviṣyati

Translation

เพื่อระงับภาระแห่งแผ่นดิน พระศาสดาแห่งสากลโลกได้อวตารลงมา; ฉะนั้นแก่เหล่ายาทวะ ความเป็นมงคลทั้งปวงจักบังเกิดแน่นอน।

Word by Word

• भू (bhū): earth

• भार (bhāra): burden, oppressive weight

• निग्रह (nigraha): restraint, subduing

• अर्थम् (artham): for the purpose

• च (ca): and

• हि (hi): indeed

• अवतीर्णम् (avatīrṇam): descended, incarnated

• जगद्गुरुम् (jagad-gurum): the Guru of the world, cosmic teacher

• अतः (ataḥ): therefore

• वै (vai): certainly

• सर्व (sarva): all

• कल्याणम् (kalyāṇam): auspiciousness, welfare

• यादवानाम् (yādavānām): of the Yādavas

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati): will be, will occur

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Jagadguru
• Yadavas
• Bhumi (Earth)

FAQs

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

It frames divine descent as an act of cosmic restoration: the Jagadguru manifests to remove adharmic pressure on Bhūmi, reinforcing that worship of the Supreme Pati (as Linga) aligns the devotee with universal kalyāṇa (auspicious order).

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

Shiva-tattva is indicated through the title Jagadguru—Pati as the supreme guide who intervenes for loka-saṅgraha (world-order). His descent is not bondage-driven like a pashu’s birth, but a compassionate, sovereign act to regulate pasha-bound disorder.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is named, but the implication supports Pāśupata orientation: take refuge in the Jagadguru (Pati), practice dharma and devotion (bhakti with discipline), and seek kalyāṇa through Shiva-centered worship and inner restraint (nigraha) of adharmic tendencies.