Shloka 82

दारुवनलीला—नीललोहितपरीक्षा, ब्रह्मोपदेशः, अतिथिधर्मः, संन्यासक्रमः

Devanagari script

त्यागेन वा किं विधिनाप्य् अनेन भक्तस्य रुद्रस्य शुभैर्व्रतैश्च यज्ञैश् च दानैर्विविधैश् च होमैर् लब्धैश्चशास्त्रैर्विविधैश् च वेदैः

Transliteration

tyāgena vā kiṃ vidhināpy anena bhaktasya rudrasya śubhairvrataiśca yajñaiś ca dānairvividhaiś ca homair labdhaiścaśāstrairvividhaiś ca vedaiḥ

Translation

ルドラの真のバクタにとって、ただ捨離すること、あるいはこのような規則に縛られた形式の作法に、いかなる用があろうか。かのバクタにとって、吉祥なる誓戒、供犠（ヤジュニャ）、さまざまな布施、諸々のホーマ、さらには多くのシャーストラとヴェーダから得た学識さえも二次のもの—決定の手段は、パティ（ルドラ）への信愛ただ一つである。

Word by Word

• त्यागेन: by renunciation

• वा: or

• किं: what (use)

• विधिना: by prescribed rule/ritual procedure

• अपि: even

• अनेन: by this

• भक्तस्य: of the devotee

• रुद्रस्य: of Rudra (Shiva)

• शुभैः: auspicious

• व्रतैः: by vows/observances

• च: and

• यज्ञैः: by sacrifices

• च: and

• दानैः: by gifts/charity

• विविधैः: various

• च: and

• होमैः: by fire-offerings/oblations

• लब्धैः: obtained/attained (learning/merit)

• च: and

• शास्त्रैः: by treatises/scriptures

• विविधैः: various

• च: and

• वेदैः: by the Vedas

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana’s teaching to the sages, conveying the primacy of Rudra-bhakti over ritualism)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It asserts that in Linga-centered Rudra worship, inner bhakti and surrender to Pati (Shiva) outweigh external merits like vows, yajñas, dāna, and even scriptural learning.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the decisive refuge and liberator—so contact with him through devotion is presented as more essential than any auxiliary ritual or intellectual attainment.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It relativizes ritual acts (vrata, yajña, dāna, homa) and points toward the Pāśupata-aligned inner discipline of surrender and single-pointed devotion as the core practice.