Shloka 13

उपमन्युना कृष्णाय पाशुपतज्ञान-प्रदानम् तथा दानविधि-फलश्रुतिः

Devanagari script

क्षुराः कर्तरिका चापि अथ पात्रमथापि वा पाशुपताय दातव्यं भस्मोद्धूलितविग्रहैः

Transliteration

kṣurāḥ kartarikā cāpi atha pātramathāpi vā pāśupatāya dātavyaṃ bhasmoddhūlitavigrahaiḥ

Translation

Navajas, tijeras pequeñas y asimismo un cuenco de limosna u otro recipiente deben darse en caridad a un devoto pāśupata—cuyo cuerpo está cubierto de bhasma, la ceniza sagrada—para que el paśu (alma ligada) afloje los lazos (pāśa) sirviendo al Pati mediante la disciplina śaiva.

Word by Word

• क्षुराः (kṣurāḥ): razors

• कर्तरिका (kartarikā): scissors/small cutting instrument

• च अपि (ca api): and also

• अथ (atha): then/also

• पात्रम् (pātram): bowl, vessel (alms vessel)

• अथ अपि वा (atha api vā): or even

• पाशुपताय (pāśupatāya): to a Pāśupata (Śiva’s devotee/ascetic)

• दातव्यम् (dātavyam): should be given (as dāna)

• भस्म-उद्धूलित-विग्रहैः (bhasma-uddhūlita-vigrahaiḥ): by those whose bodies/forms are dusted/smeared with sacred ash

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Śaiva/Pāśupata observances within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links Linga-centered Śaiva life to concrete support of Pāśupata practitioners: giving essential ascetic implements (razor/scissors/bowl) is treated as a dharmic act that sustains Śiva’s discipline (vrata) in the community of devotees.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati (the Lord) whose path frees the paśu (individual soul) from pāśa (bondage); honoring ash-smeared Pāśupatas acknowledges the liberating Śaiva means (upāya) oriented to Śiva-tattva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-ācāra centered on bhasma (vibhūti) and renunciant discipline; the verse emphasizes dāna (charity) to ash-smeared Pāśupata sādhakas as part of Śaiva religious practice.