Shloka 34

Devanagari script

भोज्याभोज्यविधानं च सर्वेषामेव वर्णिनाम् प्रायश्चित्तम् अशेषस्य प्रत्येकं चैव विस्तरात्

Transliteration

bhojyābhojyavidhānaṃ ca sarveṣāmeva varṇinām prāyaścittam aśeṣasya pratyekaṃ caiva vistarāt

Translation

Er legte auch ausführlich die Vorschriften darüber dar, was für alle varṇas essbar und was nicht essbar ist, und ebenso die vollständigen Sühnen (prāyaścitta) für jedes Vergehen—jeweils einzeln und breit erklärt.

Word by Word

• भोज्य (bhojya): fit to be eaten

• अभोज्य (abhojya): unfit/prohibited to be eaten

• विधानम् (vidhānam): rule, prescription

• च (ca): and

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām): of all

• एव (eva): indeed

• वर्णिनाम् (varṇinām): of the varṇas/classes

• प्रायश्चित्तम् (prāyaścittam): expiation, atonement

• अशेषस्य (aśeṣasya): of the entire/without remainder

• प्रत्येकम् (pratyekam): each, individually

• च एव (caiva): and indeed

• विस्तरात् (vistarāt): in detail, expansively

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames purity (āhāra-niyama) and prāyaścitta as prerequisites for approaching the Linga—disciplining the pashu (individual soul) so it may worship Pati (Shiva) without the disturbances of pāpa and impurity.

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

By implying that Shiva’s teaching includes detailed dharma and purification, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the regulating and liberating Lord—who provides means to loosen pasha (bondage) through right conduct and atonement.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights śauca-oriented discipline: dietary restraint (bhojya/abhojya) and prāyaścitta as purificatory observances that support Shaiva sādhanā and stabilize the practitioner for puja and inner yoga.