Shloka 35

Adhyaya 8: Yogasthanas, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama-Siddhi, and Shiva-Dhyana leading to Samadhi

Devanagari script

सदावगाह्य सलिले विशुद्धाः किं द्विजोत्तमाः तस्मादाभ्यन्तरं शौचं सदा कार्यं विधानतः

Transliteration

sadāvagāhya salile viśuddhāḥ kiṃ dvijottamāḥ tasmādābhyantaraṃ śaucaṃ sadā kāryaṃ vidhānataḥ

Translation

Wahai yang terbaik antara kaum dwija, sekalipun engkau berulang kali mandi dalam air, bagaimana mungkin menjadi suci sejati? Maka, kesucian batin hendaklah sentiasa diusahakan menurut ketetapan, agar paśu melonggarkan pāśa dan berpaling kepada Pati, Śiva.

Word by Word

• सदा: always

• अवगाह्य: having immersed/bathed

• सलिले: in water

• विशुद्धाः: purified/clean

• किम्: how?/what use?

• द्विजोत्तमाः: O best of the twice-born (Brahmins)

• तस्मात्: therefore

• आभ्यन्तरम्: inner/internal

• शौचम्: purity/cleanliness

• सदा: always

• कार्यम्: to be done/practised

• विधानतः: according to injunction/rite

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya, conveying dharmic teaching aligned with Shaiva discipline)