Shloka 82

Adhyaya 63: Daksha’s Progeny, Kashyapa’s Offspring, and the Rishi-Vamshas that Sustain the Worlds

Devanagari script

अन्नोदकं मूलफलम् ओषधीश् च प्रवर्तयन् तानेताञ्जीवयामास कारुण्यादौषधेन च

Transliteration

annodakaṃ mūlaphalam oṣadhīś ca pravartayan tānetāñjīvayāmāsa kāruṇyādauṣadhena ca

Translation

他推动粮食与清水、根茎与果实，以及诸般药草的供给；又以慈悲之心，凭借疗愈之药，使那些众生复得生机。

Word by Word

• annodakam: food and water

• mūla-phalam: roots and fruits

• oṣadhīḥ: medicinal herbs/plants

• ca: and

• pravartayan: causing to proceed/setting in motion

• tān etān: those very (beings)

• jīvayāmāsa: he revived/caused to live

• kāruṇyāt: out of compassion

• auṣadhena: by medicine/by healing means

• ca: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as the compassionate Pati whose anugraha sustains and revives embodied beings; Linga worship aligns the Pashu with that life-giving grace through devotion and offering.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as both transcendent lordship and immanent mercy: he not only rules creation but actively restores life by provisioning sustenance and healing—anugraha overcoming pasha-like suffering.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports seva and dana-oriented Shaiva practice—offering food, water, and medicinal aid—as expressions of Shiva’s anugraha; yogically it points to compassion (dayā) as a Pashupata-aligned discipline that loosens bondage.