Shloka 39

Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti

Devanagari script

पशुत्वादिति सत्यं च प्रतिज्ञातं समाहिताः ये चाप्यन्ये चरिष्यन्ति व्रतं पाशुपतं मम

Transliteration

paśutvāditi satyaṃ ca pratijñātaṃ samāhitāḥ ye cāpyanye cariṣyanti vrataṃ pāśupataṃ mama

Translation

“Quả thật chúng sinh ở trong paśutva—thân phận paśu bị trói buộc.” Với tâm định tĩnh, họ đã phát nguyện như vậy; và bất cứ ai khác thực hành giới hạnh Pāśupata của Ta cũng sẽ bước vào kỷ luật đưa paśu hướng về Đấng Chủ Tể (Pati).

Word by Word

• पशुत्वात् (paśutvāt): from (the condition of) being a paśu, a bound soul

• इति (iti): thus

• सत्यम् (satyam): true, a truth

• च (ca): and

• प्रतिज्ञातम् (pratijñātam): vowed, solemnly promised

• समाहिताः (samāhitāḥ): composed, collected in mind, concentrated

• ये (ye): those who

• च अपि (ca api): and also

• अन्ये (anye): others

• चरिष्यन्ति (cariṣyanti): will practice, will undertake

• व्रतम् (vratam): vow, religious observance

• पाशुपतम् (pāśupatam): Pāśupata (pertaining to Pāśupati, Shiva)

• मम (mama): my

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s Pāśupata teaching within the Purāṇic discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Pāśupati)

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-centered Shaiva practice as a transformative vrata: the worshipper acknowledges paśutva (bondage) and undertakes Pāśupata discipline under Pāśupati, aligning devotion and yogic restraint toward liberation.

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

Shiva is implied as Pāśupati (Pati), the Lord of paśus: the transcendent governor who can receive the vow and guide bound souls beyond pasha (bondage) through his revealed observance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights the Pāśupata-vrata—an observance combining concentrated mind (samāhita), disciplined conduct, and Shaiva devotion, characteristic of Pāśupata Yoga aimed at loosening pasha and realizing Pati.