Shloka 72
Sadācāra–Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Prātaḥkṛtya
Right Conduct, Social Typologies, and Morning Purification
आत्मवित्तं त्रिधा कुर्याद्धर्मवृद्ध्यात्मभोगतः । नित्यं नैमित्तकं काम्यं कर्म कुर्यात्तु धर्मतः
ātmavittaṃ tridhā kuryāddharmavṛddhyātmabhogataḥ | nityaṃ naimittakaṃ kāmyaṃ karma kuryāttu dharmataḥ
स्वधन तीन भागांत विभागावे—धर्मवृद्धीसाठी, जीवननिर्वाह व योग्य भोगासाठी, आणि स्वतःच्या आवश्यकतेसाठी। तसेच धर्मानुसार नित्य, नैमित्तिक व काम्य कर्म करावे।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It teaches disciplined stewardship of wealth and a dharma-centered life: resources and actions should be ordered so that merit (dharma) grows, life is sustained rightly, and duties are fulfilled—creating purity that supports Shiva-bhakti and liberation.
Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is sustained by dharmic conduct and properly performed rites; this verse frames ritual life (daily and occasional observances) as dharma-based action that becomes an offering to Saguna Shiva.
It implies regular performance of nitya and naimittika worship—such as daily Shiva-puja with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara) and observances on sacred occasions—while keeping kāmya rites subordinate to dharma.