Shloka 39

प्रलय-तत्त्वलयः, नीललोहित-रुद्रः, अष्टमूर्तिस्तवः, एवं ब्रह्मणो वैराग्यम्

Devanagari script

तस्यैवं तप्यमानस्य न किंचित्समवर्तत ततो दीर्घेण कालेन दुःखात्क्रोधो व्यजायत

Transliteration

tasyaivaṃ tapyamānasya na kiṃcitsamavartata tato dīrgheṇa kālena duḥkhātkrodho vyajāyata

Translation

இவ்வாறு தவம் செய்தபோதும் அவனுக்கு எந்தப் பயனும் வெளிப்படவில்லை. பின்னர் நீண்ட காலத்திற்குப் பிறகு, துயரமும் ஏமாற்றமும் காரணமாக அவனுள் கோபம் எழுந்தது.

Word by Word

• तस्य (tasya): of him

• एवं (evaṁ): thus, in this manner

• तप्यमानस्य (tapyamānasya): of one performing tapas/austerity, being heated by ascetic practice

• न (na): not

• किंचित् (kiṁcit): anything, even the least result

• समवर्तत (samavartata): came to be, occurred, manifested

• ततः (tataḥ): then, thereafter

• दीर्घेण (dīrgheṇa): by long, after a long

• कालेन (kālena): time

• दुःखात् (duḥkhāt): from sorrow/pain

• क्रोधः (krodhaḥ): anger

• व्यजायत (vyajāyata): was born, arose.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

FAQs

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

It underscores that mere exertion (tapas) may not yield fruit unless aligned with Shiva’s anugraha (grace) and right inner disposition—Linga worship is not only outer rite but inner purification of pasha-born impulses like frustration and anger.

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

By implication, Shiva-tattva is the sovereign Pati who alone grants fruition; the absence of immediate results highlights that siddhi is not mechanically produced but bestowed when the pashu becomes fit through purification and surrender.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tapas as a limb of Pashupata-oriented discipline is highlighted, along with the crucial yogic lesson: when results delay, krodha can arise—so the aspirant must transmute anger into steadiness (dhairya) and devotion (bhakti) toward Pati, Shiva.