Shloka 68

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

Devanagari script

धर्मादैश्वर्यमित्येषा श्रुतिरेषा सनातनी दैत्याश्चैते हि धर्मिष्ठाः सर्वे त्रिपुरवासिनः

Transliteration

dharmādaiśvaryamityeṣā śrutireṣā sanātanī daityāścaite hi dharmiṣṭhāḥ sarve tripuravāsinaḥ

Translation

“ଧର୍ମରୁ ଐଶ୍ୱର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଓ ଅଧିପତ୍ୟ ଜନ୍ମେ”—ଏହା ସନାତନ ବେଦୀୟ ଶ୍ରୁତି। ତ୍ରିପୁରବାସୀ ଏହି ସମସ୍ତ ଦୈତ୍ୟ ଧର୍ମନିଷ୍ଠ ଥିଲେ; ସେହି ଧର୍ମବଳରେ ସେମାନେ ପ୍ରଭୁତ୍ୱ ଓ ଶକ୍ତି ପାଇଲେ।

Word by Word

• धर्मात् (dharmāt): from dharma/righteous order

• ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam): sovereignty, lordship, power

• इति (iti): thus

• एषा (eṣā): this

• श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ): Vedic revelation/authoritative teaching

• एषा (eṣā): this

• सनातनी (sanātanī): eternal

• दैत्याः (daityāḥ): Daityas (a class of Asuras)

• च (ca): and

• एते (ete): these

• हि (hi): indeed

• धर्मिष्ठाः (dharmiṣṭhāḥ): most righteous, devoted to dharma

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• त्रिपुरवासिनः (tripuravāsinaḥ): inhabitants of Tripura

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana account to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Daityas
• Tripura

FAQs

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

It establishes a Shaiva ethical foundation: true aiśvarya (power and auspicious prosperity) is rooted in dharma, which is also the inner prerequisite for fruitful Shiva-puja and Linga-upasana.

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

By highlighting an eternal śruti principle, the verse implies Shiva’s governance as Pati: sovereignty is not random but arises through alignment with dharma—reflecting the ordered, moral causality upheld by Shiva-tattva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is named; the takeaway aligns with Pashupata discipline—dharma (self-restraint, truthfulness, purity) as the yogic ground that matures into aiśvarya and ultimately supports liberation from pāśa for the paśu.