Shloka 35

Devanagari script

सर्वदा क्षुधितैश्चैव दावाग्निसदृशेक्षणैः प्रशान्तैः कुपितैश्चैव कुब्जैर् वामनकैस् तथा

Transliteration

sarvadā kṣudhitaiścaiva dāvāgnisadṛśekṣaṇaiḥ praśāntaiḥ kupitaiścaiva kubjair vāmanakais tathā

Translation

وكان هناك أيضًا كائناتٌ دائمة الجوع، عيونها كأنها نارُ غابة؛ فمنهم الهادئ ومنهم الغضبان، وفيهم الأحدبُ والقصيرُ القامة كذلك.

Word by Word

• सर्वदा: always

• क्षुधितैः: by the hungry ones

• च एव: and indeed

• दावाग्नि-सदृश-ईक्षणैः: with eyes resembling a forest-conflagration

• प्रशान्तैः: with the pacified/serene ones

• कुपितैः: with the angry ones

• च एव: and indeed

• कुब्जैः: with the hunchbacked ones

• वामनकैः: with dwarf-like ones

• तथा: likewise/also

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 frames Shiva’s sphere as all-inclusive—embracing fierce, imperfect, and varied beings—implying that Linga-worship is a refuge where all pashus (bound souls) can turn toward Pati (the Lord) for purification.

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

By listing opposites—peaceful and wrathful, distorted and diminutive—it points to Shiva-tattva as the sovereign ground that contains and governs all states without being limited by them.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Implicitly, it highlights Pashupata discipline: transforming krodha (wrath) and kṣudhā (craving) through devotion, japa, and steadiness of mind directed to the Linga, loosening pasha (bondage) in the pashu.