Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

कथं करोति भगवान् चिन्तया रहितः शिवः प्रसादं योगमार्गेण कस्मिन्काले नृणां विभुः

Transliteration

kathaṃ karoti bhagavān cintayā rahitaḥ śivaḥ prasādaṃ yogamārgeṇa kasminkāle nṛṇāṃ vibhuḥ

Translation

无有一切心念造作的圣主湿婆Śiva，如何以瑜伽之道向人类施予恩赐？又在何时，那遍一切处的主宰赐下此恩？

Word by Word

• कथम्: how

• करोति: does/acts

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord

• चिन्तया: by thought/mental fluctuation

• रहितः: devoid of/free from

• शिवः: Shiva (the auspicious Lord, Pati)

• प्रसादम्: grace, divine favor

• योगमार्गेण: through the path of Yoga

• कस्मिन् काले: at what time/under what condition

• नृणाम्: of humans (embodied souls/pashu)

• विभुः: the all-pervading Lord, sovereign

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrative frame; presenting a question raised in the discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva’s grace (prasāda) as the decisive factor for the pashu (soul) and links that grace to yogic discipline—implying that Linga-oriented devotion and inner Yoga together prepare the devotee for Shiva’s granting of liberation-oriented favor.

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

Shiva is described as “cintayā rahitaḥ”—beyond mental fluctuation and conceptual limitation—yet as “vibhuḥ,” the all-pervading Pati who can still act compassionately by conferring prasāda upon bound souls.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights yogamārga (the yogic path) as the means through which receptivity to Shiva’s grace matures—aligned with Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā where discipline, inner stillness, and devotion culminate in the Lord’s prasāda.