Shloka 60

Adhyaya 40: Kali-yuga Lakshana, Yuga-sandhyamsha, and the Re-emergence of Dharma

Devanagari script

परस्परनिमित्तेन कोपेनाकस्मिकेन तु स साधयित्वा वृषलान् प्रायशस् तान् अधार्मिकान्

Transliteration

parasparanimittena kopenākasmikena tu sa sādhayitvā vṛṣalān prāyaśas tān adhārmikān

Translation

Stirred by a sudden, unforeseen wrath born of mutual provocation, he subdued—again and again—those vile men who had fallen into adharma.

Word by Word

• परस्पर-निमित्तेन: due to mutual provocation/occasion

• कोपेन: by wrath/anger

• आकस्मिकेन: sudden, unexpected

• तु: indeed/then

• सः: he

• साधयित्वा: having subdued, brought under control

• वृषलान्: vile men, outcast-like/impious persons

• प्रायशस्: for the most part, repeatedly, generally

• तान्: those

• अधार्मिकान्: unrighteous, contrary to dharma

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as the protector (Pati) who restrains adharma; Linga worship aligns the pashu (soul) with that protective, dharma-establishing power.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as sovereign mastery: even when wrath arises in the narrative, it functions as niyamanā (restraint) to subdue forces that bind beings in pasha (disorder and unrighteousness).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A key Pashupata takeaway is self-restraint: transforming reactive krodha into disciplined control—subduing inner “adharmic” impulses through Shiva-oriented sadhana and worship.