Shloka 30

शरभप्रादुर्भावो नाम षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः (जलन्धरविमर्दनम्)

Devanagari script

गरुडो ऽपि मया बद्धो नागपाशेन विष्णुना उर्वश्याद्या मया नीता नार्यः कारागृहान्तरम्

Transliteration

garuḍo 'pi mayā baddho nāgapāśena viṣṇunā urvaśyādyā mayā nītā nāryaḥ kārāgṛhāntaram

Translation

แม้ครุฑก็ถูกเราผูกมัดด้วยบ่วงนาคของพระวิษณุ; และสตรีทั้งหลายเริ่มด้วยอุรวศี เราก็นำเข้าไปสู่เรือนจำชั้นใน

Word by Word

• गरुडः (garuḍaḥ): Garuḍa

• अपि (api): even

• मया (mayā): by me

• बद्धः (baddhaḥ): bound

• नागपाशेन (nāgapāśena): with the serpent-noose

• विष्णुना (viṣṇunā): by/through Viṣṇu

• उर्वशी-आद्याः (urvaśī-ādyāḥ): beginning with Urvaśī

• मया (mayā): by me

• नीताः (nītāḥ): were taken/led

• नार्यः (nāryaḥ): women

• कारागृह-अन्तरम् (kārāgṛha-antaram): into the inner part of the prison

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a reported speech of an unnamed captor/antagonist within the story)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Urvashi

FAQs

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

It dramatizes pāśa (bondage) as a real power that can bind even exalted beings; Linga-worship in the Linga Purana ultimately points to Pati (Śiva) as the liberator who cuts pāśa and restores dharma.

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

By contrast: even when other divine agencies (like Viṣṇu’s nāgapāśa) appear as instruments of binding, Śiva-tattva in Shaiva Siddhānta stands as Pati—transcendent, sovereign, and the final source of release for the pashu from all pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights the doctrine of pāśa rather than a specific rite; as a takeaway, Pāśupata-oriented practice emphasizes purification, restraint, and seeking Śiva’s anugraha (grace) to dissolve bondage.