Shloka 56
कृमिभिस्तुद्यमानस्य कुष्ठिनो वानरस्य च । कंडूयनाभितापेन यद्भवेत्स्त्रिषु तद्विदः
kṛmibhistudyamānasya kuṣṭhino vānarasya ca | kaṃḍūyanābhitāpena yadbhavetstriṣu tadvidaḥ
The wise know that the same kind of torment—like a leprous monkey being gnawed by worms, afflicted with burning distress and itching—also manifests among women.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma-Samhita discourse to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It uses a stark analogy to highlight how sense-driven agitation and embodied suffering are forms of pasha (bondage); the Shaiva aim is to turn from such torment toward Shiva as Pati, the liberator.
By exposing the misery of worldly agitation, it implicitly directs the seeker to take refuge in Saguna Shiva through Linga-worship, cultivating purity and dispassion that lead toward Shiva’s grace.
Practice restraint of the senses and steady remembrance of Shiva—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a mind oriented to vairagya (dispassion).