Shloka 13

Adhyaya 89: शौचाचारलक्षणम् — सदाचार, भैक्ष्यचर्या, प्रायश्चित्त, द्रव्यशुद्धि, आशौच-निर्णय

Devanagari script

अथैनम् अवमन्यन्ते परे परिभवन्ति च तथा युक्तं चरेद्भैक्ष्यं सतां धर्ममदूषयन्

Transliteration

athainam avamanyante pare paribhavanti ca tathā yuktaṃ caredbhaikṣyaṃ satāṃ dharmamadūṣayan

Translation

ထို့နောက် အခြားသူများက သူ့ကို မလေးစားဘဲ မထီမဲ့မြင်ပြုနိုင်သလို စော်ကားလည်း ပြုနိုင်သည်။ သို့သော်လည်း သူသည် သင့်တော်စွာ ဆွမ်းခံလှည့်လည်မှုကို ဆက်လက်ကျင့်ရမည်၊ သာသနာ့ကောင်းမြတ်သူတို့၏ ဓမ္မကို မညစ်ညမ်းစေဘဲ။ Pāśupata စည်းကမ်း၌ တည်ကြည်ကာ Pati ၏ ကရုဏာကို ရှာဖွေနေသော paśu အဖြစ် pāśa မွေးဖွားသော လှုပ်ရှားမှုမထိခိုက်ဘဲ နေရမည်။

Word by Word

• अथ (atha): then

• एनम् (enam): him/this one (the ascetic)

• अवमन्यन्ते (avamanyante): they disrespect, slight

• परे (pare): others

• परिभवन्ति (paribhavanti): they insult, humiliate

• च (ca): and

• तथा (tathā): even so, in that manner

• युक्तम् (yuktam): properly, fittingly, with discipline

• चरेत् (caret): he should practice/undertake

• भैक्ष्यम् (bhaikṣyam): mendicancy, alms-round

• सताम् (satām): of the good/virtuous

• धर्मम् (dharmam): dharma, righteous conduct

• अदूषयन् (adūṣayan): not defiling, not corrupting

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Pashupata-oriented conduct within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer humiliation should not disturb the devotee’s disciplined conduct; such steadiness preserves sat-dharma and makes one fit for Shiva’s grace, which is the inner core of Linga-centered worship.

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

By implication, Shiva as Pati is approached through purity and equanimity: when the pashu does not react from pasha-bound ego, the mind becomes receptive to the Lord who is beyond insult and honor.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Bhiksha-vrata (mendicant alms-round) performed with yuktatā—disciplined restraint and non-retaliation—an applied ethic aligned with Pāśupata Yoga’s training in detachment.