Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

प्रलुप्तश्मश्रुकेशश् च घृताक्तो मुञ्जमेखली दीक्षितो भगवान्कृष्णस् तताप च परंतपः

Transliteration

praluptaśmaśrukeśaś ca ghṛtākto muñjamekhalī dīkṣito bhagavānkṛṣṇas tatāpa ca paraṃtapaḥ

Translation

داڑھی اور بال منڈوا کر، گھی سے مَلطوف ہو کر، مُنج گھاس کی میکھلا باندھ کر، دیक्षित بھگوان شری کرشن—اے دشمن سوز—تپسیا میں لگ گئے۔

Word by Word

• प्रलुप्त-श्मश्रु-केशः: with beard and hair shaved off

• च: and

• घृत-आक्तः: anointed/smeared with ghee

• मुञ्ज-मेखली: wearing a muñja-grass girdle

• दीक्षितः: initiated (having received dīkṣā)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa

• तताप: performed tapas/austerity

• च: and

• परंतपः: O scorcher of enemies (vocative epithet of the addressed listener)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna

FAQs

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

It frames tapas and dīkṣā as prerequisites for approaching Shiva (Pati): external purification (shaving, anointing, girdle) supports inner discipline, aligning the worshipper (pashu) toward Linga-centered devotion.

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

By emphasizing dīkṣā and tapas, it implies Shiva-tattva as the supreme Pati accessed through purification and disciplined practice—where bonds (pāśa) are weakened by vow, restraint, and consecrated effort.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dīkṣā-lakṣaṇas (marks of initiation) and tapas: adopting ascetic observances such as shaving, ghee-anointment, and wearing the muñja belt—typical of vow-based disciplines that support Pāśupata-oriented austerity.