Shloka 84

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

Devanagari script

जनासक्ता बभूवुस्ता विनिन्द्य पतिदेवताः अद्यापि गौरवात्तस्य नारदस्य कलौ मुनेः

Transliteration

janāsaktā babhūvustā vinindya patidevatāḥ adyāpi gauravāttasya nāradasya kalau muneḥ

Translation

تلك النساء، وقد أُدينّ لأنهن ازدرين أزواجهنّ—الذين ينبغي توقيرهم كالسيد والربّ—تعلّقن بأهل الدنيا. ومع ذلك، ففي عصر كالي، ومن باب الإجلال لذلك الحكيم نارادا، تُستَحضَر هذه الحقيقة وتُعلَّم.

Word by Word

• जनासक्ता: attached to people/worldly company

• बभूवुः: became

• ताः: those (women)

• विनिन्द्य: having reviled/scorned

• पतिदेवताः: those for whom the husband is (to be treated as) a deity / the husband as the revered lord

• अद्यापि: even today/still

• गौरवात्: out of respect/reverence

• तस्य: of him/that

• नारदस्य: of Nārada

• कलौ: in the Kali age

• मुनेः: of the sage

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Kali (Kali-yuga)

FAQs

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

It warns that jana-āsakti (worldly attachment) and disrespect toward rightful dharma lead to spiritual decline; Linga worship in Shaiva Siddhanta is meant to turn the pashu away from such bondage (pāśa) toward Pati, Shiva.

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

Indirectly, it contrasts attachment to the transient with reverence for the sage who upholds higher truth—pointing to Shiva-tattva as the supreme Pati who is worthy of ultimate reverence beyond worldly relations.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway aligns with Pāśupata discipline: reduce jana-āsakti through vairāgya and devotion, supporting steady puja and contemplation of the Linga as the means to loosen pāśa.