Shloka 22

ययातिना पूरौ राज्याभिषेकः, दिक्प्रदानं, तृष्णा-वैराग्योपदेशः, वनप्रवेशः च

Devanagari script

चक्षुःश्रोत्रे च जीर्येते तृष्णैका निरुपद्रवा जीर्यन्ति देहिनः सर्वे स्वभावादेव नान्यथा

Transliteration

cakṣuḥśrotre ca jīryete tṛṣṇaikā nirupadravā jīryanti dehinaḥ sarve svabhāvādeva nānyathā

Translation

കണ്ണും ചെവിയും ജീർണ്ണമാകുന്നു; തൃഷ്ണ മാത്രം നിർഉപദ്രവമായി, ക്ഷയമില്ലാത്തതുപോലെ നിലനിൽക്കുന്നു. എല്ലാ ദേഹികളും സ്വഭാവം കൊണ്ടുതന്നെ വാർദ്ധക്യത്തിലേക്ക് പോകുന്നു—മറ്റൊരുവഴിയില്ല.

Word by Word

• cakṣuḥ: the eye

• śrotre: the ear (hearing)

• ca: and

• jīryete: grow old/decay

• tṛṣṇā: thirst, craving

• ekā: alone

• nirupadravā: without affliction/undisturbed

• jīryanti: age, wear away

• dehinaḥ: embodied beings

• sarve: all

• svabhāvāt: from intrinsic nature

• eva: indeed

• na anyathā: not otherwise

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic teaching to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It turns the devotee inward: while the body and senses inevitably decay, craving persists; therefore Linga-pūjā should be joined with vairāgya and restraint so the paśu seeks refuge in Pati (Śiva) rather than in sense-objects.

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

By implication, Śiva-tattva is the transcendent Pati who is not subject to jarā (aging). The verse contrasts perishing embodiment with the need to orient consciousness toward the deathless Lord who alone can sever pāśa (bondage) like tṛṣṇā.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-oriented vairāgya: sense-withdrawal and vigilance toward tṛṣṇā during japa, dhyāna, and Linga-arcana—treating craving as a key pāśa to be weakened through disciplined worship and contemplation.