Shloka 64

Devanagari script

अदृश्यन्ती तदा वाक्यं श्रुत्वा तस्य सुतस्य सा न किंचिद् अब्रवीत् पुत्रं शुभं वा यदि वेतरत्

Transliteration

adṛśyantī tadā vākyaṃ śrutvā tasya sutasya sā na kiṃcid abravīt putraṃ śubhaṃ vā yadi vetarat

Translation

तदा सा तस्य सुतस्य वाक्यं श्रुत्वापि किमपि न प्रकाशयामास; न च पुत्राय शुभमब्रवीत्, न वा अशुभमिति।

Word by Word

• अदृश्यन्ती: not disclosing, not making (her thought) visible

• तदा: then

• वाक्यम्: the statement/words

• श्रुत्वा: having heard

• तस्य: of him, of that

• सुतस्य: of the son

• सा: she

• न: not

• किञ्चित्: anything

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke

• पुत्रम्: to/for (her) son, regarding the son

• शुभम्: auspicious, beneficial

• वा: or

• यदि: if

• वा: or

• इतरत्: otherwise, contrary, inauspicious

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; the verse reports a woman’s silence in the internal story)

Characters & Entities

• Suta
• Sages of Naimisharanya

FAQs

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

Though not a direct puja-instruction, the verse highlights restraint (saṃyama) and inner composure—virtues that support Linga-puja by purifying the pashu (individual soul) before approaching Pati (Shiva) through worship.

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

Implicitly, it reflects Shiva-tattva as the unseen governor of outcomes: the human mind hesitates between “auspicious” and “otherwise,” while the deeper order (daiva) unfolds under Pati’s ordinance beyond ordinary certainty.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Speech-discipline and inward restraint (vāg-saṃyama/mauna-like control) are implied—an inner practice aligned with Pashupata orientation, where curbing reactive speech helps loosen pasha (bondage) and steadies the seeker for worship and insight.