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

Andhaka, bậc đại phúc, và Vṛṣṇi, niềm vui của dòng Yadu—hãy nghe ta thuật tường tận về bốn nisarga (khuynh hướng bẩm sinh) thuộc về dòng dõi của họ.

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.