Shloka 83

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

Devanagari script

शापव्याजेन विप्राणाम् उपसंहृतवान् कुलम् संहृत्य तत्कुलं चैव प्रभासे ऽतिष्ठदच्युतः

Transliteration

śāpavyājena viprāṇām upasaṃhṛtavān kulam saṃhṛtya tatkulaṃ caiva prabhāse 'tiṣṭhadacyutaḥ

Translation

Lấy cớ lời nguyền của các brāhmaṇa, Acyuta đã đưa dòng tộc ấy đến chỗ tiêu vong; và sau khi thu nhiếp, rút lại chính gia tộc ấy, Ngài an trú tại Prabhāsa.

Word by Word

• śāpa-vyājena: under the guise/pretext of a curse

• viprāṇām: of the brāhmaṇas (sages)

• upasaṃhṛtavān: withdrew/contracted/dissolved

• kulam: the dynasty/lineage

• saṃhṛtya: having destroyed/withdrawn (brought to an end)

• tat-kulam: that very lineage

• ca eva: and indeed

• prabhāse: at Prabhāsa (holy tīrtha)

• 'tiṣṭhat: stayed/remained

• acyutaḥ: Acyuta (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa, “the unfailing one”).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Acyuta (Vishnu/Krishna)
• Vipras (Brahmanas)
• Prabhasa (tirtha)

FAQs

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

It frames historical catastrophe (kula-saṃhāra) as a divinely governed saṃhāra, reminding the devotee that all worldly lineages are transient (paśa-bound) and that refuge in the Pati—Śiva as the stable Lord symbolized by the Liṅga—is the enduring spiritual center.

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

Though Śiva is not named directly, the verse reflects a Shaiva Siddhānta principle: events unfold through apparent causes (like a curse) while the supreme governance of Pati ultimately regulates creation, maintenance, and dissolution—saṃhāra being one of Śiva’s sovereign functions.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific ācāra (ritual) is stated; the implied takeaway is tīrtha-oriented devotion and inner vairāgya: recognizing saṃhāra as a spur to sādhana (Pāśupata-oriented discipline) and steadiness in worship rather than attachment to kula and status.