Shloka 14

Adhyaya 34: भस्ममहात्म्यं—अग्नीषोमात्मक-शिवतत्त्वं तथा पाशुपतव्रतप्रशंसा

Devanagari script

इन्द्रियैरजितैर्नग्नो दुकूलेनापि संवृतः तैरेव संवृतैर्गुप्तो न वस्त्रं कारणं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

indriyairajitairnagno dukūlenāpi saṃvṛtaḥ taireva saṃvṛtairgupto na vastraṃ kāraṇaṃ smṛtam

Translation

Orang yang inderanya belum ditaklukkan adalah (sesungguhnya) telanjang, walau tertutup kain halus. Tetapi yang mengekang indera-indera itu terlindungi; bukan pakaian yang dianggap sebagai sebab sejati (kesucian dan kesopanan).

Word by Word

• इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ): by the senses

• अजितैः (ajitaiḥ): unconquered, unmastered

• नग्नः (nagnaḥ): naked (spiritually exposed)

• दुकूलेन (dukūlena): with fine cloth, silk garment

• अपि (api): even

• संवृतः (saṃvṛtaḥ): covered

• तैः एव (taiḥ eva): by those very (senses) alone

• संवृतैः (saṃvṛtaiḥ): restrained, held in check

• गुप्तः (guptaḥ): guarded, protected

• न (na): not

• वस्त्रं (vastram): clothing

• कारणं (kāraṇam): cause, true basis

• स्मृतम् (smṛtam): is declared/remembered (by tradition).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Shaiva teaching on indriya-nigraha within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shifts the emphasis from external observance to inner discipline: in Linga-puja, true adhikara (fitness) arises from indriya-nigraha, because the “covering” that protects the worshipper is mastery over the senses, not mere outward appearance.

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

It implies Shiva as Pati—the inner Lord who is approached through purification of the antahkarana. When the pashu (soul) withdraws from pasha (sense-bondage), Shiva-tattva becomes experientially near, beyond external markers.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Indriya-saṃyama (restraint of the senses), a core limb of Shaiva yoga and Pashupata discipline; it supports mantra-japa and Linga-archana by reducing vikṣepa (distraction) and strengthening one-pointed devotion to Mahadeva.