Shloka 11

योगान्तरायाः, औपसर्गिकसिद्धयः, परवैराग्येन शैवप्रसादः

Devanagari script

तदा मनसि संजातं दौर्मनस्यमिति स्मृतम् हठात्स्वीकरणं कृत्वा योग्यायोग्यविवेकतः

Transliteration

tadā manasi saṃjātaṃ daurmanasyamiti smṛtam haṭhātsvīkaraṇaṃ kṛtvā yogyāyogyavivekataḥ

Translation

ထိုအခါ စိတ်ထဲ၌ ပေါ်လာသောအရာကို «ဒေါုရ္မနသျ» ဟူ၍ မှတ်ယူကြသည်—စိတ်ညစ်ညူး၍ အားလျော့ခြင်း။ သင့်တော်/မသင့်တော်ကို ခွဲခြားသိမြင်မှုကို စွန့်၍ အတင်းအကျပ် လက်ခံသည့်အခါ ထိုအရာ ပေါ်ပေါက်လာသည်။

Word by Word

• tadā: then

• manasi: in the mind

• saṃjātam: arisen

• daurmanasyam: dejection, despondency

• iti: thus

• smṛtam: is remembered/defined

• haṭhāt: by force, impulsively

• svīkaraṇam: acceptance, taking up

• kṛtvā: having done

• yogya: proper, suitable

• ayogya: improper, unsuitable

• vivekataḥ: from discrimination/judgment

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links outer worship to inner fitness: without yogyāyogya-viveka, the sādhaka’s mind falls into daurmanasya, weakening steadiness in Linga-pūjā and devotion to Pati (Shiva).

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

By implication, Shiva as Pati is the stabilizing consciousness; when the pashu (individual soul) abandons discernment and acts by impulse, it experiences mental bondage—showing the need to align the mind with Shiva-tattva through clarity and discipline.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-oriented viveka (discriminative awareness) and restraint: do not accept vows, acts, or offerings impulsively; choose what is yogya for sādhana to prevent inner dejection and maintain tapas and pūjā-niyama.