Shloka 154

Adhyaya 70: आदिसर्गः—महत्-अहङ्कार-तन्मात्रा-भूतसृष्टिः, ब्रह्माण्डावरणम्, प्रजासर्गः, त्रिमूर्ति-शैवाधिष्ठानम्

Devanagari script

ते च प्रकाशबहुलास् तमःपृक्ता रजो ऽधिकाः तस्मात्ते दुःखबहुला भूयोभूयश् च कारिणः

Transliteration

te ca prakāśabahulās tamaḥpṛktā rajo 'dhikāḥ tasmātte duḥkhabahulā bhūyobhūyaś ca kāriṇaḥ

Translation

അവർക്ക് പ്രകാശം (സത്ത്വം) കൂടുതലുണ്ടെങ്കിലും തമസ്സുമായി കലർന്നവരും രജസ്സിൽ അധികം പ്രേരിതരുമാണ്. അതുകൊണ്ട് അവർ ദുഃഖബഹുലർ; വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും കർമത്തിൽ ഏർപ്പെടുന്നു।

Word by Word

• te: they

• ca: and

• prakāśa-bahulāḥ: rich in light/sattva

• tamaḥ-pṛktāḥ: blended with darkness/tamas

• rajaḥ-adhikāḥ: with rajas predominant

• tasmāt: therefore

• te: they

• duḥkha-bahulāḥ: full of sorrow/suffering

• bhūyaḥ-bhūyaḥ: again and again

• ca: and

• kāriṇaḥ: doers/agents who act

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the doctrinal teaching within the Purva-Bhaga context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames why the pashu (bound soul) remains restless and sorrowful under rajas-tamas; Linga worship is directed to Pati (Shiva) as the luminous reality beyond the gunas, purifying the doer-sense and loosening pasha (bondage).

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

By contrast: beings are mixed and rajasic, hence bound to repeated action; Shiva-tattva is the pure prakāśa (conscious light) that is not compelled by rajas-tamas, and thus is the liberating Lord (Pati).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway aligns with Pashupata Yoga: reduce rajasic compulsion through discipline, mantra and Linga-upāsanā, and cultivate sattva as a stepping-stone to recognize Shiva as the transcendent light beyond all guna-driven agency.