Shloka 46

प्रसाद-ज्ञान-योग-मोक्षक्रमः तथा व्यास-रुद्रावतार-मन्वन्तर-परम्परा

Devanagari script

कश्यपो ऽप्युशनाश्चैव च्यवनो ऽथ बृहस्पतिः उतथ्यो वामदेवश् च महायोगो महाबलः

Transliteration

kaśyapo 'pyuśanāścaiva cyavano 'tha bṛhaspatiḥ utathyo vāmadevaś ca mahāyogo mahābalaḥ

Translation

有迦叶、乌沙那斯（即舒克罗）、支耶伐那与布哩哈斯波提；亦有乌塔提耶与婆摩提婆——这些大圣者力德雄伟，皆为大瑜伽行者，安住于至上修持之律，导引缚魂(paśu)趋向主宰(Pati)。

Word by Word

• कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ): Kashyapa

• अपि (api): also

• उशनाः (uśanāḥ): Ushanas/Shukra

• च (ca): and

• एव (eva): indeed

• च्यवनः (cyavanaḥ): Chyavana

• अथ (atha): then/also

• बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ): Brihaspati

• उतथ्यः (utathyaḥ): Utathya

• वामदेवः (vāmadevaḥ): Vamadeva

• च (ca): and

• महायोगः (mahāyogaḥ): great yogin/one established in Mahāyoga

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ): great in power/strength

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; contextual)

Characters & Entities

• Kashyapa
• Ushanas (Shukra)
• Chyavana
• Brihaspati
• Utathya
• Vamadeva

FAQs

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

It situates Linga-centered Shaiva practice within an authoritative rishi-lineage, indicating that Mahāyoga and devotion to Pati (Shiva) were upheld by renowned Vedic seers.

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

By highlighting Mahāyogins, it implies Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord realized through yoga—who draws the paśu beyond pāśa (bondage) via disciplined realization rather than mere ritual alone.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mahāyoga aligned with Pāśupata orientation—yogic steadiness, mastery of senses, and contemplation of the Lord—presented as the hallmark of these sages.