Shloka 68

Devanagari script

धर्मादैश्वर्यमित्येषा श्रुतिरेषा सनातनी दैत्याश्चैते हि धर्मिष्ठाः सर्वे त्रिपुरवासिनः

Transliteration

dharmādaiśvaryamityeṣā śrutireṣā sanātanī daityāścaite hi dharmiṣṭhāḥ sarve tripuravāsinaḥ

Translation

“ધર્મમાંથી ઐશ્વર્ય અને અધિપત્ય ઉત્પન્ન થાય છે”—આ સનાતન વૈદિક શ્રુતિ છે. ત્રિપુરમાં વસતા આ બધા દૈત્ય ધર્મનિષ્ઠ હતા; તે ધર્મબળથી જ તેમણે પ્રભુત્વ અને શક્તિ પ્રાપ્ત કરી।

Word by Word

• धर्मात् (dharmāt): from dharma/righteous order

• ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam): sovereignty, lordship, power

• इति (iti): thus

• एषा (eṣā): this

• श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ): Vedic revelation/authoritative teaching

• एषा (eṣā): this

• सनातनी (sanātanī): eternal

• दैत्याः (daityāḥ): Daityas (a class of Asuras)

• च (ca): and

• एते (ete): these

• हि (hi): indeed

• धर्मिष्ठाः (dharmiṣṭhāḥ): most righteous, devoted to dharma

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• त्रिपुरवासिनः (tripuravāsinaḥ): inhabitants of Tripura

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Daityas
• Tripura

FAQs

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

It establishes a Shaiva ethical foundation: true aiśvarya (power and auspicious prosperity) is rooted in dharma, which is also the inner prerequisite for fruitful Shiva-puja and Linga-upasana.

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

By highlighting an eternal śruti principle, the verse implies Shiva’s governance as Pati: sovereignty is not random but arises through alignment with dharma—reflecting the ordered, moral causality upheld by Shiva-tattva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is named; the takeaway aligns with Pashupata discipline—dharma (self-restraint, truthfulness, purity) as the yogic ground that matures into aiśvarya and ultimately supports liberation from pāśa for the paśu.