Shloka 32
स्वर्गापवर्गलाभाय यदि नास्ति समुद्यमः । दुर्लभं प्राप्य मानुष्यं वृथा तज्जन्म कीर्तितम्
svargāpavargalābhāya yadi nāsti samudyamaḥ | durlabhaṃ prāpya mānuṣyaṃ vṛthā tajjanma kīrtitam
ಸ್ವರ್ಗಸಿದ್ಧಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಅದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಮೇಲಿನ ಮೋಕ್ಷಲಾಭಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ದೃಢ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನವಿಲ್ಲದಿದ್ದರೆ, ದುರ್ಲಭ ಮಾನವಜನ್ಮ ದೊರೆತರೂ ಆ ಜೀವನ ವ್ಯರ್ಥವೆಂದು ಹೇಳಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತದೆ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Significance: Frames human birth as the decisive opportunity for sādhana leading beyond svarga to apavarga (mokṣa); pilgrimage and worship are meaningful only when joined to earnest striving (samudyama).
FAQs
It teaches that human birth is rare and meaningful only when used for purposeful sādhana—moving from dharmic living toward Shiva-realization and final release (apavarga) from bondage.
“Earnest striving” is fulfilled through steady devotion and discipline centered on Saguna Shiva—especially Linga worship—because focused upāsanā purifies the pashu (bound soul) and turns it toward Pati (Shiva) and liberation.
Regular Shiva-upāsanā with japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), along with purity disciplines such as applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and wearing rudrākṣa, embodies the “samudyama” (sustained effort) implied by the verse.