Shloka 34

ध्यानयज्ञः, संसार-विष-निरूपणम्, पाशुपतयोगः, परा-अपरा विद्या, चतुर्वस्था-विचारः (अध्यायः ८६)

Devanagari script

वर्तमानानि दुःखानि भविष्याणि यथातथम् दोषदुष्टेषु देशेषु दुःखानि विविधानि च

Transliteration

vartamānāni duḥkhāni bhaviṣyāṇi yathātatham doṣaduṣṭeṣu deśeṣu duḥkhāni vividhāni ca

Translation

वर्तमानानि दुःखानि भविष्याणि च यथातथम् । दोषदुष्टेषु देशेषु दुःखानि विविधानि च ॥

Word by Word

• वर्तमानानि: present (current)

• दुःखानि: sufferings, miseries

• भविष्याणि: future (yet-to-come)

• यथातथम्: as it is, in accordance with reality/just so

• दोषदुष्टेषु: in those tainted by defects (fault-corrupted)

• देशेषु: in regions/countries/lands

• दुःखानि: sufferings

• विविधानि: various, manifold

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana discourse to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames duḥkha as a symptom of doṣa (collective fault and adharma); Linga-worship is implied as a Shaiva remedy—turning the pashu (bound soul) toward Pati (Shiva) to loosen pāśa (bondage) and restore auspicious order.

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

By implication, Shiva stands as Pati beyond the defects that stain places and minds; while doṣa-bound realms generate varied duḥkha, Shiva-tattva remains the pure refuge and the power by which bondage is transcended.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No single rite is named, but the verse supports Pashupata-oriented purification: dharmic restraint, inner cleansing, and Shiva-upāsanā (including Linga-pūjā) to counteract doṣa and its karmic fruits.