Shloka 80

दारुवनलीला—नीललोहितपरीक्षा, ब्रह्मोपदेशः, अतिथिधर्मः, संन्यासक्रमः

Devanagari script

प्रस्थानादिकमायासं स्वदेहस्य चरेद्यतिः शिवसायुज्यमाप्नोति कर्मणाप्येवमाचरन्

Transliteration

prasthānādikamāyāsaṃ svadehasya caredyatiḥ śivasāyujyamāpnoti karmaṇāpyevamācaran

Translation

على اليَتي أن يمارس رياضة الجسد، فيحتمل مشاقّ السفر وما شابهه. وبأن يعيش ويعمل على هذا النحو، وبهذا السلوك المنضبط، ينال السايوجيا (sāyujya): الاتحاد بالرب شيفا.

Word by Word

• प्रस्थान-आदिकम्: beginning with travel (going forth) and similar observances

• आयासम्: exertion, austerity, hardship

• स्व-देहस्य: of one’s own body

• चरेत्: should practice/undertake

• यतिः: a renunciant, ascetic

• शिव-सायुज्यम्: union/oneness with Śiva (Śiva-sāyujya)

• आप्नोति: attains

• कर्मणा अपि: even by (right) action/discipline

• एवम्: thus

• आचरन्: practicing, conducting oneself

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion to Śiva is not only ritualistic; disciplined living (tapas and restraint) is itself Śiva-oriented practice that ripens the pashu (soul) toward Śiva-sāyujya.

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

Śiva is presented as the supreme Pati (Lord) who grants sāyujya—liberating proximity/union—when the pashu weakens pasha (bondage) through disciplined conduct and Śiva-centered intention.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A yati’s tapas: endurance of hardships like travel and bodily austerity, aligned with Pāśupata-style discipline where right conduct becomes a means toward liberation.