Shloka 74

सूर्यरथ-रचना, ध्रुव-प्रेरणा, मास-गणाः च

Jyotish-chakra: Surya’s Motion and Monthly Retinues

Devanagari script

मानवानां शुभं ह्येते हरन्ति च दुरात्मनाम् दुरितं सुप्रचाराणां व्यपोहन्ति क्वचित् क्वचित्

Transliteration

mānavānāṃ śubhaṃ hyete haranti ca durātmanām duritaṃ supracārāṇāṃ vyapohanti kvacit kvacit

Translation

Wahrlich, diese tugendhaften Observanzen ziehen für die Menschen das Heilsame herbei; und den bös Gesinnten nehmen sie die Sünde hinweg. Denen, die den guten Pfad gehen, tilgen sie das Verdienstmindernde immer wieder—sie lockern das pasha, das den pashu bindet, und wenden ihn Pati, dem Herrn Śiva, zu.

Word by Word

• मानवानाम्: of human beings

• शुभम्: auspiciousness, welfare

• हि: indeed

• एते: these (practices/virtues)

• हरन्ति: take away, bring forth/carry off

• च: and

• दुरात्मनाम्: of the wicked-minded

• दुरितम्: sin, demerit

• सुप्रचाराणाम्: of those with good conduct/right movement on the path

• व्यपोहन्ति: remove, dispel

• क्वचित् क्वचित्: repeatedly, at times again and again

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 frames Shiva-oriented dharma (including Linga-centered observances) as producing śubha (auspicious merit) and actively destroying durita (sin), preparing the pashu for proximity to Pati, Śiva.

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

By implication, Shiva-tattva is the liberating principle: when conduct aligns with Śiva-dharma, bondage (pasha) is weakened and sin is removed repeatedly, indicating Śiva as the purifier and goal of the soul’s return.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes supracāra—right conduct and disciplined observance—consistent with Pāśupata orientation: ethical purity and regular Shiva-practice that steadily erodes karmic impurity.