Shloka 13

Adhyaya 34: भस्ममहात्म्यं—अग्नीषोमात्मक-शिवतत्त्वं तथा पाशुपतव्रतप्रशंसा

Devanagari script

नग्ना एव हि जायन्ते देवता मुनयस् तथा ये चान्ये मानवा लोके सर्वे जायन्त्यवाससः

Transliteration

nagnā eva hi jāyante devatā munayas tathā ye cānye mānavā loke sarve jāyantyavāsasaḥ

Translation

देवता व मुनीही खरे तर नग्नच जन्मतात; तसेच या लोकी इतर सर्व मानवही—सर्वजण वस्त्रांशिवायच जन्म घेतात।

Word by Word

• नग्नाः: unclothed, naked

• एव: indeed, only

• हि: surely/for

• जायन्ते: are born

• देवताः: gods, deities

• मुनयः: sages

• तथा: likewise

• ये: who

• च: and

• अन्ये: other

• मानवाः: human beings

• लोके: in the world

• सर्वे: all

• जायन्ति: are born

• अवाससः: without clothing/garments

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; didactic statement within the chapter’s teaching)

FAQs

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

It grounds Linga-worship in humility and detachment: all embodied beings (pashu) enter the world without possessions, so the devotee approaches the Pati (Shiva) without pride, offering worship as a return to essential purity rather than display.

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

By highlighting the universality of embodied birth, it implicitly distinguishes Shiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati—unborn, unconditioned, and beyond the coverings that bind the pashu—toward whom the soul turns for release from pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A takeaway aligned with Pashupata discipline is vairagya (non-attachment): remembering one’s garmentless birth supports simplicity in conduct, inwardness in japa and dhyana, and worship that prioritizes purity of intention over external ornamentation.