Shloka 13

यतिप्रायश्चित्तविधानम्

Ascetic Atonements and Discipline

Devanagari script

यदेतद्द्रविणं नाम प्राणा ह्येते बहिश्चराः स तस्य हरते प्राणान् यो यस्य हरते धनम्

Transliteration

yadetaddraviṇaṃ nāma prāṇā hyete bahiścarāḥ sa tasya harate prāṇān yo yasya harate dhanam

Translation

「財」と呼ばれるものは、実に人のプラーナ（prāṇa、生命の息）が外界へと巡り出た姿である。ゆえに他者の財を奪う者は、その人のプラーナを奪うと言われる—パシュ（paśu、束縛された魂）から命を支える依りどころを奪い、主（Pati）たるシヴァの法に背いてパーシャ（pāśa、束縛）をいよいよ深めるのである。

Word by Word

• yat etat: this which

• draviṇam: wealth, property

• nāma: called, by name

• prāṇāḥ: life-breaths, vital forces

• hi: indeed

• ete: these

• bahiś-carāḥ: moving outward, functioning in external life

• saḥ: he

• tasya: of him, of that person

• harate: takes away, seizes

• prāṇān: the life-breaths

• yaḥ: who

• yasya: whose, of whom

• harate: steals, takes away

• dhanam: wealth, money, possessions

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana’s dharma teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames ethical purity as a foundation for Śiva-pūjā: stealing is treated as harming another’s prāṇa, so a devotee must uphold non-stealing and righteous livelihood to approach the Liṅga with inner and outer purity.

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

By implying Śiva as Pati—the Lord who upholds dharma—this verse shows that actions violating another being’s life-supports intensify pāśa (bondage), whereas alignment with dharma supports the soul’s movement toward Śiva’s grace and liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights yama-like restraint (asteya, non-stealing) as a prerequisite for Pāśupata-oriented discipline; right conduct and dana (charity) purify the pashu so worship and mantra bear fruit.