Shloka 5

Aghora-Mantra Japa: Graded Expiations, Pañcagavya Purification, and Homa for Mahāpātaka-Nivṛtti

Devanagari script

कायिकानि सुमिश्राणि तथा प्रासंगिकानि च बुद्धिपूर्वं कृतान्येव सहजागन्तुकानि च

Transliteration

kāyikāni sumiśrāṇi tathā prāsaṃgikāni ca buddhipūrvaṃ kṛtānyeva sahajāgantukāni ca

Translation

Handlungen sind vielerlei: körperliche Taten; gemischte Taten (in Motiv und Ergebnis); solche, die beiläufig aus Umständen entstehen; solche, die bewusst mit vorheriger Absicht getan werden; und solche, die angeboren sind oder von außen her plötzlich auftreten. Wer diese Unterschiede erkennt, durchschaut als paśu (gebundene Seele) das Wirken des pāśa und richtet seine Handlungsmacht auf den Pati, Śiva.

Word by Word

• कायिकानि: bodily actions

• सुमिश्राणि: well-mixed/combined (mixed in character, motive, or result)

• तथा: and likewise

• प्रासंगिकानि: incidental/occasioned by context

• च: and

• बुद्धिपूर्वम्: with prior deliberation/preceded by intellect

• कृतानि: done/performed

• एव: indeed/only

• सहज: innate/inborn

• आगन्तुकानि: adventitious/coming from outside (accidental, acquired)

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It trains the devotee to examine actions by intention and origin; such karma-viveka purifies conduct, making Linga-puja a means to loosen pāśa (bondage) and align the paśu (soul) with Pati (Śiva).

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as Pati—the witnessing Lord beyond the changing categories of action—toward whom disciplined agency and purified intention are directed for liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is self-audit (viveka) central to Pāśupata discipline: recognizing deliberate, habitual, incidental, and mixed actions so they can be offered in worship and restrained through yogic observance.