Shloka 34
यममार्गे सुखदायकधर्माः
Dharmas that Grant Ease on the Path to Yama
अन्नदः पूजयेद्व्यासः सुशीलस्तु विमत्सरः । क्रोधमुत्पतितं हित्वा दिवि चेह महत्सुखम्
annadaḥ pūjayedvyāsaḥ suśīlastu vimatsaraḥ | krodhamutpatitaṃ hitvā divi ceha mahatsukham
അന്നദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ വ്യാസസമനായ ജ്ഞാനിയെ പൂജിച്ച് ആദരിക്കുന്നു; സദാചാരിയും അസൂയരഹിതനും ആയി, കോപം ഉദിക്കുന്ന നിമിഷം തന്നെ ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുന്നു—അവൻ ഇഹലോകത്തും ദിവ്യലോകത്തും മഹാസുഖം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Ethical purification (non-envy, good conduct, immediate abandonment of anger) combined with annadāna and honoring the scriptural teacher is presented as a two-world fruit (iha + divi), a hallmark of dharma leading toward Śiva’s grace.
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that Shaiva dharma is not only ritual but purified conduct: charity (annadāna), reverence to the guru/scriptural tradition (Vyāsa), freedom from envy, and immediate renunciation of anger lead to upliftment and lasting well-being.
Linga-worship is strengthened by inner purity; offering to Shiva while retaining envy and anger is incomplete. This verse highlights the ethical foundation that makes Saguna Shiva-bhakti fruitful and spiritually transformative.
Practice annadāna and guru-pūjā as part of Shiva worship, and adopt moment-to-moment vigilance: when anger arises, drop it immediately—supporting japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a calm, non-envious mind.