Shloka 53
Dehāśucitā-vicāraḥ
Inquiry into the Impurity of the Body
ईर्ष्यया च महद्दुःखं मोहाद्रक्तस्य तस्य च । नेत्रस्य कुपितस्येव त्यागी दुःखाय केवलम्
īrṣyayā ca mahadduḥkhaṃ mohādraktasya tasya ca | netrasya kupitasyeva tyāgī duḥkhāya kevalam
Through jealousy (īrṣyā) arises great suffering; and for one whose mind is stained by delusion and attachment, renunciation becomes only pain—like an inflamed, angry eye.
Lord Shiva (teaching Umā/Parvati in a philosophical discourse of the Umāsaṃhitā)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Īśāna
FAQs
The verse warns that jealousy (īrṣyā) and delusion (moha) bind the soul (paśu) with inner afflictions; when the heart is still colored by attachment, even “renunciation” cannot liberate and instead becomes another form of suffering—true freedom comes from purification and devotion to Pati (Shiva).
Linga/Saguna Shiva worship is a discipline of inner cleansing: by offering ego, envy, and craving into Shiva’s presence, the devotee transforms moha into clarity. Without such bhakti-driven purification, external tyāga remains superficial and painful.
Practice steady japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with self-examination to uproot jealousy; combine it with Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of detachment, aiming for inner vairāgya rather than mere external abandonment.