Shloka 55
नरकयातनावर्णनम् / Description of Hell-Torments for Specific Transgressions
तथोद्विग्नोतिसंतप्तो न भक्ष्यैर्मन्यते सुखम् । अभावादग्रतोऽन्यस्य प्रतिकल्पं दिनेदिने
tathodvignotisaṃtapto na bhakṣyairmanyate sukham | abhāvādagrato'nyasya pratikalpaṃ dinedine
Assim, inquieto e profundamente aflito, ele já não considera felicidade nem mesmo o alimento agradável; pois, dia após dia, a cada instante, a falta do que necessita se põe diante dele como um fardo sempre presente.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights how craving and perceived lack eclipse all sensory enjoyment, pointing the seeker toward vairagya (dispassion) and the need to take refuge in Pati (Shiva) rather than in transient pleasures.
When worldly supports fail to give peace, the devotee turns to Saguna Shiva—worshiped as the Linga—as a stable focus for bhakti and inner purification, gradually loosening the bonds of pasha (bondage).
A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with simple Shiva worship (e.g., Tripundra and mindful offering), to calm agitation and reorient the mind from lack to grace.