Shloka 23

अग्नित्रय-पितृवंश-रुद्रसृष्टि-वैराग्योपदेशः

Devanagari script

अणोस्तु विषयत्यागः संसारभयतः क्रमात् वैराग्याज्जायते पुंसो विरागो दर्शनान्तरे

Transliteration

aṇostu viṣayatyāgaḥ saṃsārabhayataḥ kramāt vairāgyājjāyate puṃso virāgo darśanāntare

Translation

Out of fear of saṃsāra, one begins—step by step—even with the smallest renunciation of sense-objects. From that dispassion (vairāgya) there arises in a person a deeper detachment, and a transformative shift of vision into another mode of seeing.

Word by Word

• अणोः: from the smallest (a minute beginning)

• तु: indeed

• विषय-त्यागः: abandonment/renunciation of sense-objects

• संसार-भयतः: due to fear of worldly becoming (saṃsāra)

• क्रमात्: gradually, in stages

• वैराग्यात्: from dispassion

• जायते: arises, is born

• पुंसः: in a person, for the embodied soul (paśu)

• विरागः: deeper detachment, non-attachment

• दर्शन-अन्तरे: in/into another vision, a different standpoint of realization

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-upasana as an inner discipline: even a small, gradual renunciation of sense-objects purifies the paśu, loosens pāśa (bondage), and matures devotion into steadier Shiva-centered vision.

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

By implying a shift to “another vision” (darśanāntara), it points to Shiva-tattva as the higher standpoint beyond saṃsāric fear—where the soul’s perception turns from objects to the Pati, the liberating Lord.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-oriented sādhana of vairāgya: gradual withdrawal from viṣayas (sense-objects), cultivating virāga and a transformed darśana that supports meditation and inner Linga worship.