Shloka 107

Devanagari script

संत्यागं चैव वस्त्राणां वर्जयेत्सर्वयत्नतः स्नात्वान्यपुरुषं नारी न स्पृशेत्तु रजस्वला

Transliteration

saṃtyāgaṃ caiva vastrāṇāṃ varjayetsarvayatnataḥ snātvānyapuruṣaṃ nārī na spṛśettu rajasvalā

Translation

Deve-se, com todo esforço, evitar o descarte impróprio das vestes. E uma mulher menstruada—mesmo após o banho—não deve tocar um homem que não seja o seu próprio marido. Assim, por śauca (pureza), protege-se a disciplina que sustenta a adoração de Śiva.

Word by Word

• saṃtyāgam: abandonment/throwing away

• ca eva: and indeed

• vastrāṇām: of garments/clothes

• varjayet: should avoid

• sarva-yatnataḥ: with all effort

• snātvā: having bathed

• anya-puruṣam: another man (not one’s own)

• nārī: a woman

• na spṛśet: should not touch

• tu: indeed/especially

• rajasvalā: a menstruating woman

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating prescriptive Śaiva dharma to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes śauca (ritual purity) and restrained conduct as prerequisites for stable, effective Śiva-pūjā—reducing rajas and tamas that disturb mantra, nyāsa, and devotional focus.

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

Indirectly, it presents Śiva as Pati—the pure Lord—whose worship is approached through purity and self-regulation, helping the pashu (bound soul) loosen pasha (bondage) created by passion and social transgression.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śauca as a foundational observance: bodily and social purity rules that support Śaiva vrata and pūjā, aligning the practitioner’s conduct with sattva to steady devotion and mantra-practice.