Shloka 16
नभगोपाख्यानम्
Nabhaga-Upākhyāna: The Account of Nabhaga and Shiva-Jñāna
मनुरुवाच । तदुक्तं मादृथास्तात प्रतारणकरं हि तत् । न ह्यहं परमं दायं सर्वथा भोगसाधनम्
manuruvāca | taduktaṃ mādṛthāstāta pratāraṇakaraṃ hi tat | na hyahaṃ paramaṃ dāyaṃ sarvathā bhogasādhanam
Manu dijo: «Como ya se ha dicho, no te aflijas, hijo querido. En verdad, eso sólo conduce al engaño y a la confusión. Pues de ningún modo considero la herencia suprema como un simple medio de disfrute; el más alto legado no es el placer mundano, sino el recto sendero que guía al alma hacia Śiva.»
Manu
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
Manu teaches that grief and fixation on worldly gain become a cause of self-deception; the highest “inheritance” is dharma and the inward orientation that matures into devotion and liberation under Śiva’s grace.
By rejecting “inheritance” as mere enjoyment, the verse redirects the seeker from bhoga to upāsanā—approaching Saguna Śiva through Linga-worship as a disciplined means to purify desire and turn toward the Supreme.
The takeaway is vairāgya supported by daily Śiva-upāsanā—steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Linga-pūjā as a restraint on indulgence and a support for clarity.