Shloka 56

दारुवनलीला—नीललोहितपरीक्षा, ब्रह्मोपदेशः, अतिथिधर्मः, संन्यासक्रमः

Devanagari script

भर्त्रा न्यमीलयन्नेत्रे चचाल च पतिव्रता किंचेत्याह पुनस्तं वै धर्मे चक्रे च सा मतिम्

Transliteration

bhartrā nyamīlayannetre cacāla ca pativratā kiṃcetyāha punastaṃ vai dharme cakre ca sā matim

Translation

Sur l’ordre de son époux, l’épouse fidèle ferma les yeux et se mit en mouvement. Puis elle lui parla encore : «Qu’est-ce donc ?»; pourtant elle affermit sa résolution dans le dharma et la juste conduite.

Word by Word

• भर्त्रा: by the husband

• न्यमीलयन्: (she) closing

• नेत्रे: the eyes

• चचाल: moved/started to proceed

• च: and

• पतिव्रता: a wife vowed to her husband (devoted, chaste)

• किम्: what

• चेत्: indeed/then

• आह: said

• पुनः: again

• तम्: to him

• वै: indeed

• धर्मे: in dharma/righteousness

• चक्रे: made/fixed

• च: and

• सा: she

• मतिम्: intention, resolve, mind

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Pativrata (devoted wife)
• Husband (unnamed)

FAQs

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

It highlights that ritual action must be grounded in dharma and inner resolve (mati); such ethical steadiness purifies the pashu (individual soul) and makes Shiva-puja fruitful rather than merely external.

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

Indirectly, it points to Shiva as Pati (the Lord) approached through dharmic alignment: when the pashu steadies the mind in dharma, pasha (bondage) begins to loosen, enabling receptivity to Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A discipline of obedience and sense-restraint—symbolized by closing the eyes—paired with unwavering dharmic intention; this mirrors Pashupata-style inner control where right conduct supports meditation and worship.