Shloka 69

एकार्णव-सृष्टिक्रमः, ब्रह्म-विष्णु-परस्परप्रवेशः, शिवस्य आगमनं च

Devanagari script

मा मैवं वद कल्याण परिवादं महात्मनः महायोगेन्धनो धर्मो दुराधर्षो वरप्रदः

Transliteration

mā maivaṃ vada kalyāṇa parivādaṃ mahātmanaḥ mahāyogendhano dharmo durādharṣo varapradaḥ

Translation

मा मैवं वद, कल्याणि; महात्मनः परमेश्वरस्य परिवादं मा कुरु। महायोगेन्धनभूतो धर्मो दुराधर्षो वरप्रदश्च; तेन पशुः पाशात् परं नीयते, पतेः प्रसादं च लभते।

Word by Word

• मा: do not

• मैवं: thus, in this manner

• वद: speak

• कल्याण: O auspicious one

• परिवादं: slander, disparagement

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one (the Mahātman/Lord)

• महायोगेन्धनः: whose fuel is Mahāyoga / the fuel for Mahāyoga

• धर्मः: dharma, sacred law and right conduct

• दुराधर्षः: difficult to assail, invincible

• वरप्रदः: boon-giving, bestower of blessings

Speaker

Suta (narrative voice, conveying an internal admonition within the dialogue)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Dharma
• Mahāyoga

FAQs

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

It frames Dharma as the supportive power behind Mahāyoga, implying that true Linga-bhakti and worship mature through disciplined conduct rather than mere speech or criticism.

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

By warning against slander of the Mahātman and calling the dharmic path “unassailable” and “boon-giving,” it reflects Shiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati whose grace is approached through yogic-dharmic alignment.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights Mahāyoga in a Pāśupata sense: ethical restraint, reverence, and dharmic discipline as the ‘fuel’ that powers yogic realization and loosens pāśa (bondage) upon the paśu (soul).