Shloka 44

अध्याय १०१: हैमवती-तपः, तारकवंश-उत्पातः, स्कन्द-प्रत्याशा, मदनदहनम्

Devanagari script

यदा विष्णुश् च भविता वासुदेवो महायशाः शापाद्भृगोर्महातेजाः सर्वलोकहिताय वै

Transliteration

yadā viṣṇuś ca bhavitā vāsudevo mahāyaśāḥ śāpādbhṛgormahātejāḥ sarvalokahitāya vai

Translation

当因大光辉的婆利古（Bhṛgu）所降的强大诅咒，声名广大之毗湿奴（Viṣṇu）显现为婆苏提婆（Vāsudeva）之时，此实为诸世界之安乐利益。智者知之：此等降临皆在主宰者帕提（Pati）—湿婆（Śiva）的统御下展开；他能将诅咒亦转为“世间利益”（loka-hita）之方便，并松解系缚有身众生的“缚索”（pasha）。

Word by Word

• यदा (yadā): when

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ): Vishnu

• च (ca): and

• भविता (bhavitā): will become/shall come to be

• वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ): Vasudeva (incarnate Vishnu)

• महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ): of great fame/glory

• शापात् (śāpāt): from/owing to a curse

• भृगोः (bhṛgoḥ): of Bhrigu

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ): of great radiance/power

• सर्वलोकहिताय (sarvalokahitāya): for the benefit of all worlds

• वै (vai): indeed/verily

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya; reporting an internal account connected with Bhrigu’s curse)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Vasudeva
• Bhrigu

FAQs

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

It frames avatāra and cosmic events as ultimately serving sarvaloka-hita; in a Śaiva reading, such welfare is fulfilled through Pati (Śiva), whose Linga signifies the supreme ground that can transform even a curse into a path of protection and upliftment for beings.

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

Though Śiva is not named, the verse implies a providential order where events like Bhṛgu’s curse culminate in world-benefit; Śiva-tattva as Pati is the transcendent governor who converts karma and conflict into instruments for the liberation-oriented good of pashus.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is stated; the takeaway aligns with Pāśupata discipline: accept the play of karma (including adversity) with devotion and inner steadiness, seeing it as a means for loosening pasha and turning life toward dharma and Shiva-centered worship.