Shloka 70

Adhyaya 40: Kali-yuga Lakshana, Yuga-sandhyamsha, and the Re-emergence of Dharma

Devanagari script

मधुमांसैर्मूलफलैर् वर्तयन्ति सुदुःखिताः चीरपत्राजिनधरा निष्क्रिया निष्परिग्रहाः

Transliteration

madhumāṃsairmūlaphalair vartayanti suduḥkhitāḥ cīrapatrājinadharā niṣkriyā niṣparigrahāḥ

Translation

மிகுந்த துயருற்ற அவர்கள் தேன், மாமிசம், வேர்கள், கனிகள் கொண்டு வாழ்வை நடத்துகின்றனர். மரப்பட்டை ஆடை, இலைகள், மான் தோல் அணிந்து, உலகச் செயல்களில் ஈடுபாடின்றி, பற்றற்றவர்களாய் இருந்து, பசுவின் பாசப் பந்தத்தைத் தளர்த்தத் தவத்தால் பதி சிவனை நோக்கி திரும்புகின்றனர்.

Word by Word

• मधु (madhu): honey

• मांसैः (māṁsaiḥ): with meat

• मूलफलैः (mūlaphalaiḥ): with roots and fruits

• वर्तयन्ति (vartayanti): they maintain themselves / subsist

• सुदुःखिताः (suduḥkhitāḥ): greatly distressed / severely afflicted

• चीर (cīra): bark-cloth

• पत्र (patra): leaves

• अजिन (ajina): deerskin

• धराः (dharāḥ): wearers

• निष्क्रियाः (niṣkriyāḥ): without (worldly) activity, inactive in external works

• निष्परिग्रहाः (niṣparigrahāḥ): without possessions, non-possessive

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-centered devotion as grounded in renunciation: simplicity of food, non-possessiveness, and restraint that purify the pashu and make the mind fit for Śiva (Pati).

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the liberating Lord—toward whom austerity is directed, with tapas functioning to weaken pāśa (bondage) so the soul can align with Shiva-tattva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A tapas-based ascetic discipline aligned with Pāśupata-style vairāgya: minimal sustenance, external simplicity, and niṣparigraha (non-attachment) as practical sādhanā.