Shloka 45

एकार्णव-सृष्टिक्रमः, ब्रह्म-विष्णु-परस्परप्रवेशः, शिवस्य आगमनं च

Devanagari script

ततो वर्षसहस्रात्तु उपावृत्तस्य मे ऽनघ त्वया मत्सरभावेन मां वशीकर्तुमिच्छता

Transliteration

tato varṣasahasrāttu upāvṛttasya me 'nagha tvayā matsarabhāvena māṃ vaśīkartumicchatā

Translation

پھر، اے بے گناہ! جب میں ہزار برس کے بعد لوٹا، تو تم حسد (مَتسر) کے بھاؤ سے متاثر ہو کر مجھے قابو میں کرنے اور اپنے تابع لانے کی خواہش کرنے لگے۔

Word by Word

• ततः: then

• वर्षसहस्रात्: after a thousand years

• तु: indeed/however

• उपावृत्तस्य: of (me) who had returned/come back

• मे: of me/to me

• अनघ: O blameless one

• त्वया: by you

• मत्सरभावेन: with the disposition of envy/jealousy

• माम्: me

• वशीकर्तुम्: to subdue, to bring under control

• इच्छता: desiring, wishing

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal dialogue; direct speaker in this verse is an unnamed interlocutor addressing 'anagha')

FAQs

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

It warns that devotion and tapas must be free from matsara and the urge to dominate; otherwise worship becomes another pasha (bond) rather than a path to Pati (Shiva).

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

By implication, Shiva-tattva is not grasped through control or rivalry; Pati is approached through purity of bhava, where the pashu relinquishes egoic domination and seeks grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to the ethical foundation of Pashupata Yoga: conquering inner impurities (like envy) so that tapas and puja mature into surrender and liberation rather than conflict.