Shloka 15
Adhyaya 34: भस्ममहात्म्यं—अग्नीषोमात्मक-शिवतत्त्वं तथा पाशुपतव्रतप्रशंसा
Devanagari script
क्षमा धृतिरहिंसा च वैराग्यं चैव सर्वशः तुल्यौ मानावमानौ च तदावरणमुत्तमम्
Transliteration
kṣamā dhṛtirahiṃsā ca vairāgyaṃ caiva sarvaśaḥ tulyau mānāvamānau ca tadāvaraṇamuttamam
Translation
क्षमा, धैर्य, अहिंसा और सर्वत्र वैराग्य—तथा मान और अपमान को समान देखना: यही साधक के लिए सर्वोत्तम आवरण (रक्षा-परदा) है।
Word by Word
kṣamāforbearance/forgiveness
kṣamā:
dhṛtiḥfirmness/steadfast endurance
dhṛtiḥ:
ahiṃsānon-violence/non-injury
ahiṃsā:
vairāgyamdispassion/detachment
vairāgyam:
ca evaand indeed
ca eva:
sarvaśaḥin every way/entirely
sarvaśaḥ:
tulyauequal/alike
tulyau:
mānahonor/esteem
māna:
avamānadishonor/insult
avamāna:
caand
ca:
tatthat
tat:
āvaraṇamprotective covering/inner shield (discipline that guards yoga)
āvaraṇam:
uttamamsupreme/excellent
uttamam:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva discipline as taught in the Purva-Bhaga context)