Shloka 44

Adhyaya 89: शौचाचारलक्षणम् — सदाचार, भैक्ष्यचर्या, प्रायश्चित्त, द्रव्यशुद्धि, आशौच-निर्णय

Devanagari script

संध्यालोपे कृते विप्रः त्रिरावृत्त्यैव शुध्यति आह्निकच्छेदने जाते शतमेकमुदाहृतम्

Transliteration

saṃdhyālope kṛte vipraḥ trirāvṛttyaiva śudhyati āhnikacchedane jāte śatamekamudāhṛtam

Translation

إذا أهملَ البرهمنُ شعيرة السَّندهيَا (Sandhyā) تطهَّر بأدائها مع ثلاث تكرارات. أمّا إذا انقطع الواجب اليومي (āhnika) فقد شُرِعَت كفّارةٌ مقدارُها مئةُ تكرار.

Word by Word

• संध्यालोपे: upon omission of Sandhyā

• कृते: when done/when it has occurred

• विप्रः: a brahmin (one devoted to Vedic discipline)

• त्रिः: three times

• आवृत्त्या: by repetition/recitation

• एव: indeed/alone

• शुध्यति: becomes purified

• आह्निकच्छेदने: when the daily rite is interrupted/broken

• जाते: when it has happened

• शतम्: a hundred

• एकम्: one (count/measure)

• उदाहृतम्: is stated/declared (as the rule).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating dharma and prāyaścitta norms within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It sets a purity-standard: regular Sandhyā and āhnika maintain adhikāra (fitness) for Shiva-upāsanā and Linga-pūjā; lapses create mala (impurity) that must be removed through prescribed repetition.

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

Implicitly, Shiva is Pati—the Lord approached through disciplined purification. By correcting omissions, the pashu (bound soul) loosens pasha (bondage) and becomes fit for Shaiva sādhana oriented to Shiva-tattva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Prāyaścitta by āvṛtti (repetition/recitation) for Sandhyā-vandana and daily āhnika—showing that regulated nitya-karma supports inner steadiness required for Pāśupata-oriented practice.