Shloka 48

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

Devanagari script

लिफ़े ओफ़् कृष्ण भृगुशापछलेनैव मानयन्मानुषीं तनुम् बभूव तस्यां देवक्यां वासुदेवो जनार्दन

Transliteration

life of Kṛṣṇa bhṛguśāpachalenaiva mānayanmānuṣīṃ tanum babhūva tasyāṃ devakyāṃ vāsudevo janārdana

Translation

为尊重婆利古之诅咒所成的条件，阇那尔达那——婆苏提婆——取受人身，由提婆姬而生。是故主之降临在业力因果之网中展开，而至上帕提仍不为所染，导引诸帕舒之魂趋向解脱。

Word by Word

• bhṛgu: the sage Bhṛgu

• śāpa: curse

• chalena: by the pretext/occasion

• eva: indeed

• mānayan: honouring, respecting

• mānuṣīm: human

• tanum: body, form

• babhūva: became, came to be

• tasyām: in her

• devakyām: in Devakī

• vāsudevaḥ: Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

• janārdanaḥ: Janārdana (the Lord, remover of oppression)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• Devakī
• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• Janārdana

FAQs

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

By showing a supreme deity accepting a human embodiment due to a sage’s curse, the verse highlights the Purāṇic principle that even cosmic events unfold through dharma and karmic order—an order ultimately grounded in Pati (Śiva). Linga worship centers the devotee in that unchanging Pati beyond all embodied roles.

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

Although the verse names Vāsudeva/Janārdana, its theological implication aligns with Śaiva Siddhānta: the supreme Lord (Pati) can preside over embodiment and destiny without being bound by pāśa (limitations). The Lord ‘enters’ worldly conditions for cosmic balance, while remaining transcendent.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is disciplined acceptance of dharma and karmic circumstance—key to Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā—where the pashu (individual soul) practices devotion and restraint, using embodied life as a field for purification leading toward Śiva-realization.