Shloka 90

Adhyaya 89: शौचाचारलक्षणम् — सदाचार, भैक्ष्यचर्या, प्रायश्चित्त, द्रव्यशुद्धि, आशौच-निर्णय

Devanagari script

पक्षिणी मातुलानां च सोदराणां च वा द्विजाः भूपानां मण्डलीनां च सद्यो नीराष्ट्रवासिनाम्

Transliteration

pakṣiṇī mātulānāṃ ca sodarāṇāṃ ca vā dvijāḥ bhūpānāṃ maṇḍalīnāṃ ca sadyo nīrāṣṭravāsinām

Translation

О дважды-рождённые! Когда самка птицы становится дурным знамением в отношении дядей по матери (mātula) или родных братьев, а также для царей и областных правителей, это указывает, что живущие без царства — лишённые устойчивой власти — скоро встретят гибель и изгнание. Такие предвестия возникают, когда петля (pāśa) адхармы затягивается и Господь-Пати (Pati) отнимает у земли свой охраняющий порядок.

Word by Word

• पक्षिणी: female bird/omen-bird

• मातुलानाम्: of maternal uncles

• च: and

• सोदराणाम्: of uterine brothers/own brothers

• च: and

• वा: or

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (brāhmaṇas)

• भूपानाम्: of kings

• मण्डलीनां च: and of regional rulers/mandalikas

• सद्यः: immediately, swiftly

• नीराष्ट्रवासिनाम्: of those living without a kingdom/state (dispossessed/exiled)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

FAQs

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

It frames social and political instability as a dharmic consequence: when Shiva (Pati) is not honoured and adharma increases, ominous signs arise and protection over the realm diminishes, urging rulers to restore order through Shiva-centered dharma and worship.

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

Implicitly, Shiva-tattva is the sustaining sovereignty behind cosmic and civic order: when His grace supports dharma, the land is stable; when pāśa (bondage born of adharma) dominates, beings (paśu) experience loss, exile, and collapse of worldly supports.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is named; the takeaway is nimitta-awareness and corrective dharma—propitiatory Shiva-pūjā, purification, and disciplined conduct aligned with Pāśupata/Shaiva ethics to avert decline.