Shloka 53

Devanagari script

ईर्ष्यया च महद्दुःखं मोहाद्रक्तस्य तस्य च । नेत्रस्य कुपितस्येव त्यागी दुःखाय केवलम्

Transliteration

īrṣyayā ca mahadduḥkhaṃ mohādraktasya tasya ca | netrasya kupitasyeva tyāgī duḥkhāya kevalam

Translation

嫉み（īrṣyā）より大いなる苦が生じる。迷妄と執着に染まった者にとっては、離欲もただの痛みとなる—炎症して怒れる眼のごとく。

Word by Word

• ईर्ष्यया: by jealousy
• ईर्ष्यया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईर्ष्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr. 3), एकवचन (sg.)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• महत्-दुःखम्: great sorrow
• महत्-दुःखम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• मोहात्: from delusion
• मोहात्: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Abl. 5), एकवचन (sg.)

• रक्तस्य: of one attached / reddened
• रक्तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Gen. 6), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण

• तस्य: of that (person)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Gen. 6), एकवचन (sg.)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• नेत्रस्य: of the eye
• नेत्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Gen. 6), एकवचन (sg.)

• कुपितस्य: of the enraged (eye)
• कुपितस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुपित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Gen. 6), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-वाचक (comparative particle)

• त्यागी: the renouncer / one who gives up
• त्यागी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्यागिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• दुःखाय: for sorrow
• दुःखाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dat. 4), एकवचन (sg.)

• केवलम्: only / merely
• केवलम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: केवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: merely/only)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (teaching Umā/Parvati in a philosophical discourse of the Umāsaṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse warns that jealousy (īrṣyā) and delusion (moha) bind the soul (paśu) with inner afflictions; when the heart is still colored by attachment, even “renunciation” cannot liberate and instead becomes another form of suffering—true freedom comes from purification and devotion to Pati (Shiva).

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Linga/Saguna Shiva worship is a discipline of inner cleansing: by offering ego, envy, and craving into Shiva’s presence, the devotee transforms moha into clarity. Without such bhakti-driven purification, external tyāga remains superficial and painful.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice steady japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with self-examination to uproot jealousy; combine it with Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of detachment, aiming for inner vairāgya rather than mere external abandonment.