Shloka 55
नरकयातनावर्णनम् / Description of Hell-Torments for Specific Transgressions
तथोद्विग्नोतिसंतप्तो न भक्ष्यैर्मन्यते सुखम् । अभावादग्रतोऽन्यस्य प्रतिकल्पं दिनेदिने
tathodvignotisaṃtapto na bhakṣyairmanyate sukham | abhāvādagrato'nyasya pratikalpaṃ dinedine
かくして、心乱れ深く苦しむ彼は、たとえ美味なる食であっても幸福とは思わなくなる。日ごとに、刹那ごとに、必要なものの欠乏が、消えぬ重荷のように眼前に立ちはだかるからである。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights how craving and perceived lack eclipse all sensory enjoyment, pointing the seeker toward vairagya (dispassion) and the need to take refuge in Pati (Shiva) rather than in transient pleasures.
When worldly supports fail to give peace, the devotee turns to Saguna Shiva—worshiped as the Linga—as a stable focus for bhakti and inner purification, gradually loosening the bonds of pasha (bondage).
A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with simple Shiva worship (e.g., Tripundra and mindful offering), to calm agitation and reorient the mind from lack to grace.