Shloka 8

Pratyakṣa–Āgama–Ācāra: Doubt, Proof, and the Practice of Dharma (प्रत्यक्ष–आगम–आचारविचारः)

Devanagari script

योगचर्याकृतैः: सिद्धै: कामक्रोधविवर्जिति: । वीरशय्यामुपासद्धिर्वीरस्थानोपसेविभि:

Transliteration

śrīmaheśvara uvāca | yogacaryākṛtaiḥ siddhaiḥ kāmakrodhavivarjitaiḥ | vīraśayyām upāsadbhiḥ vīrasthānopasevibhiḥ ||

Translation

Dijo Śrī Maheśvara: «Debe emprenderse la disciplina del yoga y, mediante práctica sostenida, alcanzar su logro. Hay que abandonar el deseo y la ira. Establecido en la postura vīrāsana y aceptando el austero “lecho del héroe”, debe habitar en lugares heroicos—bosques vastos y espesos—cultivando firmeza, contención y dominio interior.»

Word by Word

• योगचर्या: by yogic practice
• योगचर्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगचर्या
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• कृतैः: done/performed
• कृतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (कृत)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सिद्धैः: by the accomplished/adepts
• सिद्धैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• कामक्रोधविवर्जितैः: by those free from desire and anger
• कामक्रोधविवर्जितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामक्रोधविवर्जित
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• वीरशय्याम्: the hero’s bed (austere couch/bed)
• वीरशय्याम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरशय्या
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• उपासद्भिः: by those who sit near/attend upon (practice)
• उपासद्भिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-आस् (उपासद्)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• वीरस्थानोपसेविभिः: by those who resort to/serve the वीरस्थान (heroic place; wilderness/forest)
• वीरस्थानोपसेविभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीरस्थानोपसेविन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Yoga (as a discipline)
• Vīrāsana (hero’s posture)
• Vīraśayyā (hero’s bed)
• Vīrasthāna (heroic place; forest wilderness)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches yogic discipline grounded in ethical purification: practice yoga to attain steadiness and accomplishment, and specifically abandon desire (kāma) and anger (krodha). It further recommends an austere lifestyle—posture, restraint, and dwelling in remote wilderness—to strengthen self-mastery.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śrī Maheśvara is instructing a listener on the practical regimen of a yogin/ascetic: how to live, what inner faults to renounce, and what kind of environment and bodily discipline support spiritual attainment.