Shloka 69

एकार्णव-सृष्टिक्रमः, ब्रह्म-विष्णु-परस्परप्रवेशः, शिवस्य आगमनं च

Devanagari script

मा मैवं वद कल्याण परिवादं महात्मनः महायोगेन्धनो धर्मो दुराधर्षो वरप्रदः

Transliteration

mā maivaṃ vada kalyāṇa parivādaṃ mahātmanaḥ mahāyogendhano dharmo durādharṣo varapradaḥ

Translation

يا ذا اليُمن، لا تقل هكذا—لا تُطلق بهتانًا على ذلك الربّ العظيم النفس. إنّ الدارما، وهي وقود اليوغا العظمى (Mahāyoga)، لا تُقهر وتمنح العطايا؛ وبها يُساق الباشو (Paśu) متجاوزًا القيود نحو نعمة الباتي (Pati).

Word by Word

• मा: do not

• मैवं: thus, in this manner

• वद: speak

• कल्याण: O auspicious one

• परिवादं: slander, disparagement

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one (the Mahātman/Lord)

• महायोगेन्धनः: whose fuel is Mahāyoga / the fuel for Mahāyoga

• धर्मः: dharma, sacred law and right conduct

• दुराधर्षः: difficult to assail, invincible

• वरप्रदः: boon-giving, bestower of blessings

Speaker

Suta (narrative voice, conveying an internal admonition within the dialogue)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Dharma
• Mahāyoga

FAQs

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

It frames Dharma as the supportive power behind Mahāyoga, implying that true Linga-bhakti and worship mature through disciplined conduct rather than mere speech or criticism.

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

By warning against slander of the Mahātman and calling the dharmic path “unassailable” and “boon-giving,” it reflects Shiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati whose grace is approached through yogic-dharmic alignment.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights Mahāyoga in a Pāśupata sense: ethical restraint, reverence, and dharmic discipline as the ‘fuel’ that powers yogic realization and loosens pāśa (bondage) upon the paśu (soul).