Shloka 162

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

Devanagari script

ते परिग्राहिणः सर्वे संविभागरताः पुनः स्वादनाश् चाप्यशीलाश् च ज्ञेया भूतादिकाश् च ते

Transliteration

te parigrāhiṇaḥ sarve saṃvibhāgaratāḥ punaḥ svādanāś cāpyaśīlāś ca jñeyā bhūtādikāś ca te

Translation

അവർ എല്ലാവരും പരിഗ്രാഹികൾ; വീണ്ടും വിഭജന‑പങ്കിടലിൽ രതർ. രുചിസുഖാസക്തരും ശീലഹീനരും—അവരെ ഭൂതാദി (താമസ) വർഗ്ഗമെന്നു അറിയുക.

Word by Word

• ते (te): they

• परिग्राहिणः (parigrāhiṇaḥ): acquisitive, grasping, accepting/hoarding possessions

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• संविभागरताः (saṃvibhāga-ratāḥ): devoted to division/apportionment, engaged in distribution (often implying self-serving allocation)

• पुनः (punaḥ): again/further

• स्वादनाः (svādanāḥ): addicted to tastes, given to sensual enjoyment

• च (ca): and

• अपि (api): also

• अशीलाः (aśīlāḥ): ill-mannered, without proper conduct/discipline

• च (ca): and

• ज्ञेयाः (jñeyāḥ): are to be known/understood as

• भूतादिकाः (bhūtādikāḥ): bhūtas and similar beings (ghostly/elemental tamasic orders)

• च (ca): and

• ते (te): they

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana discourse to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Bhutas

FAQs

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

It marks greed, self-serving division, sensual addiction, and lack of discipline as tamasic obstacles; Linga-puja is implied to require śīla (right conduct) and restraint so the pashu loosens pāśa and turns toward Pati.

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

By contrast: Shiva-tattva as Pati is purity and mastery over guṇas; those sunk in grasping and indulgence reflect bhūta-like tamas, indicating distance from Shiva’s liberating order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is yama-niyama style restraint—curbing hoarding and taste-addiction—supporting Pashupata-aligned discipline as a prerequisite for effective Shiva-puja and inner purification.