Shloka 15

युगधर्मवर्णनम् — चतुर्युग, गुण, धर्मपाद, तथा वार्तोत्पत्ति

Devanagari script

प्रजास्तृप्ताः सदा सर्वाः सर्वानन्दाश् च भोगिनः अधमोत्तमता तासां न विशेषाः प्रजाः शुभाः

Transliteration

prajāstṛptāḥ sadā sarvāḥ sarvānandāś ca bhoginaḥ adhamottamatā tāsāṃ na viśeṣāḥ prajāḥ śubhāḥ

Translation

সকলো প্ৰজা সদায় তৃপ্ত আছিল, সৰ্বানন্দে পৰিপূৰ্ণ ভোগী আছিল। তেওঁলোকৰ মাজত ‘অধম’ আৰু ‘উত্তম’ ভেদ নাছিল; সেই শুভ প্ৰাণীবোৰ ভেদহীনভাৱে বাস কৰিছিল।

Word by Word

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ): beings/subjects

• तृप्ताः (tṛptāḥ): satisfied, content

• सदा (sadā): always

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ): all

• सर्व-आनन्दाः (sarva-ānandāḥ): possessing every joy, filled with all happiness

• च (ca): and

• भोगिनः (bhoginaḥ): enjoyers, those who partake of experience

• अधम-उत्तमता (adhama-uttamatā): inferiority and superiority (low/high status)

• तासाम् (tāsām): among them/of them

• न (na): not

• विशेषाः (viśeṣāḥ): distinctions, differentiations

• शुभाः (śubhāḥ): auspicious, благотворные (pure/fortunate).

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 presents the फल (result) of alignment with Shiva’s auspicious order: contentment, shared well-being, and the fading of social and inner distinctions—an ideal mindset for Linga-puja where the devotee approaches the Pati beyond bheda (difference).

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

By implying a state where ‘low’ and ‘high’ do not arise, the verse points to Shiva-tattva as the ground of समता (equanimity) and śubhatva (auspiciousness), in whose presence pashu-like divisions born of pasha (bondage) become quiet.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is named; the takeaway is the Shaiva yogic fruit of samatā—cultivated through Shiva-dhyāna and Linga-upāsanā—where egoic hierarchy (adhama/uttama-bheda) subsides.