Shloka 29

युगधर्मवर्णनम् — चतुर्युग, गुण, धर्मपाद, तथा वार्तोत्पत्ति

Devanagari script

हृष्टपुष्टास्तया सिद्ध्या प्रजा वै विगतज्वराः ततः कालान्तरेणैव पुनर्लोभावृतास्तु ताः

Transliteration

hṛṣṭapuṣṭāstayā siddhyā prajā vai vigatajvarāḥ tataḥ kālāntareṇaiva punarlobhāvṛtāstu tāḥ

Translation

ਉਸ ਸਿੱਧੀ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਜਾ ਖੁਸ਼ ਤੇ ਤੰਦਰੁਸਤ ਹੋ ਗਈ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੁਕਾਮ-ਜਵਰ ਦੀ ਪੀੜ ਤੋਂ ਰਹਿਤ ਹੋ ਗਈ। ਪਰ ਸਮਾਂ ਬੀਤਣ ਨਾਲ ਉਹ ਫਿਰ ਲੋਭ ਨਾਲ ਢੱਕ ਗਏ।

Word by Word

• हृष्ट (hṛṣṭa): delighted, exhilarated

• पुष्टाः (puṣṭāḥ): nourished, strengthened

• तया (tayā): by that (fem.), through that

• सिद्ध्या (siddhyā): by the siddhi/accomplishment

• प्रजा (prajā): creatures, subjects, people

• वै (vai): indeed

• विगतज्वराः (vigata-jvarāḥ): free from fever/torment

• ततः (tataḥ): then, thereafter

• कालान्तरेण (kālāntareṇa): after an interval of time

• एव (eva): certainly, indeed

• पुनः (punaḥ): again

• लोभ-आवृताः (lobha-āvṛtāḥ): enveloped/covered by greed

• तु (tu): but, however

• ताः (tāḥ): they (those beings)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It warns that worldly well-being gained through a siddhi is unstable; without continued Shiva-centered discipline and Linga-oriented devotion, greed reasserts itself and the pashu falls back into pāśa.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the liberating Lord—while the soul (pashu) repeatedly becomes veiled by impurities like greed; liberation requires turning again to Shiva beyond temporary relief from suffering.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies the need for sustained Pāśupata discipline—restraint of lobha, continued japa/puja and inner detachment—so that temporary siddhi does not devolve into renewed bondage.