Shloka 35

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

Devanagari script

सर्वदा क्षुधितैश्चैव दावाग्निसदृशेक्षणैः प्रशान्तैः कुपितैश्चैव कुब्जैर् वामनकैस् तथा

Transliteration

sarvadā kṣudhitaiścaiva dāvāgnisadṛśekṣaṇaiḥ praśāntaiḥ kupitaiścaiva kubjair vāmanakais tathā

Translation

ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಸದಾ ಹಸಿದವರೂ, ದಾವಾಗ್ನಿಯಂತೆ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯುಳ್ಳವರೂ ಇದ್ದರು; ಕೆಲವರು ಶಾಂತರು, ಕೆಲವರು ಕೋಪಿಷ್ಠರು, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಕುಬ್ಜರೂ ವಾಮನಾಕಾರರೂ ಇದ್ದರು।

Word by Word

• सर्वदा: always

• क्षुधितैः: by the hungry ones

• च एव: and indeed

• दावाग्नि-सदृश-ईक्षणैः: with eyes resembling a forest-conflagration

• प्रशान्तैः: with the pacified/serene ones

• कुपितैः: with the angry ones

• च एव: and indeed

• कुब्जैः: with the hunchbacked ones

• वामनकैः: with dwarf-like ones

• तथा: likewise/also

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva’s sphere as all-inclusive—embracing fierce, imperfect, and varied beings—implying that Linga-worship is a refuge where all pashus (bound souls) can turn toward Pati (the Lord) for purification.

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

By listing opposites—peaceful and wrathful, distorted and diminutive—it points to Shiva-tattva as the sovereign ground that contains and governs all states without being limited by them.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Implicitly, it highlights Pashupata discipline: transforming krodha (wrath) and kṣudhā (craving) through devotion, japa, and steadiness of mind directed to the Linga, loosening pasha (bondage) in the pashu.