Shloka 80

दारुवनलीला—नीललोहितपरीक्षा, ब्रह्मोपदेशः, अतिथिधर्मः, संन्यासक्रमः

Devanagari script

प्रस्थानादिकमायासं स्वदेहस्य चरेद्यतिः शिवसायुज्यमाप्नोति कर्मणाप्येवमाचरन्

Transliteration

prasthānādikamāyāsaṃ svadehasya caredyatiḥ śivasāyujyamāpnoti karmaṇāpyevamācaran

Translation

A renunciant (yati) should practice bodily discipline—enduring the hardships of travel and the like; by living and acting in this way, through such disciplined conduct, he attains sāyujya, union with Lord Śiva.

Word by Word

• प्रस्थान-आदिकम्: beginning with travel (going forth) and similar observances

• आयासम्: exertion, austerity, hardship

• स्व-देहस्य: of one’s own body

• चरेत्: should practice/undertake

• यतिः: a renunciant, ascetic

• शिव-सायुज्यम्: union/oneness with Śiva (Śiva-sāyujya)

• आप्नोति: attains

• कर्मणा अपि: even by (right) action/discipline

• एवम्: thus

• आचरन्: practicing, conducting oneself

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 teaches that devotion to Śiva is not only ritualistic; disciplined living (tapas and restraint) is itself Śiva-oriented practice that ripens the pashu (soul) toward Śiva-sāyujya.

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

Śiva is presented as the supreme Pati (Lord) who grants sāyujya—liberating proximity/union—when the pashu weakens pasha (bondage) through disciplined conduct and Śiva-centered intention.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A yati’s tapas: endurance of hardships like travel and bodily austerity, aligned with Pāśupata-style discipline where right conduct becomes a means toward liberation.