Shloka 16
नभगोपाख्यानम्
Nabhaga-Upākhyāna: The Account of Nabhaga and Shiva-Jñāna
मनुरुवाच । तदुक्तं मादृथास्तात प्रतारणकरं हि तत् । न ह्यहं परमं दायं सर्वथा भोगसाधनम्
manuruvāca | taduktaṃ mādṛthāstāta pratāraṇakaraṃ hi tat | na hyahaṃ paramaṃ dāyaṃ sarvathā bhogasādhanam
マヌは言った。「すでに言われたとおりだ、愛しき子よ、嘆くな。それは欺きと迷妄を招くだけである。私は至上の相続を享楽の道具とは決して見なさない。最高の遺訓とは世俗の快楽ではなく、魂をシヴァへと導く正しき道である。」
Manu
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
Manu teaches that grief and fixation on worldly gain become a cause of self-deception; the highest “inheritance” is dharma and the inward orientation that matures into devotion and liberation under Śiva’s grace.
By rejecting “inheritance” as mere enjoyment, the verse redirects the seeker from bhoga to upāsanā—approaching Saguna Śiva through Linga-worship as a disciplined means to purify desire and turn toward the Supreme.
The takeaway is vairāgya supported by daily Śiva-upāsanā—steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Linga-pūjā as a restraint on indulgence and a support for clarity.