Shloka 31

Adhyaya 89: शौचाचारलक्षणम् — सदाचार, भैक्ष्यचर्या, प्रायश्चित्त, द्रव्यशुद्धि, आशौच-निर्णय

Devanagari script

सदाचाररताः शान्ताः स्वधर्मपरिपालकाः सर्वांल्लोकान् विनिर्जित्य ब्रह्मलोकं व्रजन्ति ते

Transliteration

sadācāraratāḥ śāntāḥ svadharmaparipālakāḥ sarvāṃllokān vinirjitya brahmalokaṃ vrajanti te

Translation

Quienes se deleitan en la recta conducta (sadācāra), son serenos y guardan fielmente su propio dharma—habiendo conquistado todos los mundos (por mérito y dominio de sí)—marchan a Brahmaloka.

Word by Word

• सदाचार-रताः: devoted to right conduct

• शान्ताः: peaceful, self-controlled

• स्वधर्म-परिपालकाः: protectors/observers of one’s own prescribed duty

• सर्वान् लोकान्: all worlds/realms

• विनिर्जित्य: having conquered, having surpassed

• ब्रह्मलोकम्: the world of Brahmā (highest realm within the created cosmos)

• व्रजन्ति: they go, attain

• ते: those people

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It establishes that Shiva-oriented life is not only ritual but also sadācāra (right conduct) and śānti (inner restraint); such purity of the pashu (individual soul) supports higher attainments, here described as reaching Brahmaloka.

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

Indirectly: Shiva-tattva is approached through dharma and inner peace; the verse implies that disciplined conduct refines the soul’s bonds (pāśa) and aligns it toward higher states, even when the stated destination is Brahmaloka within the created order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A yogic-ethical discipline: śānti (self-control) and steadfast svadharma—core supports for Pāśupata-style purification that make worship and mantra effective.