Shloka 7
Garbha-sthiti, Deha-pariṇāma, and Vairāgya-upadeśa
Embryonic Condition, Bodily Transformation, and Instruction in Detachment
कर्णाक्षिनासिका जिह्वा दन्ताः शिश्नो गुदं नखाः । मलाश्रयः कफः स्वेदो विण्मूत्रं द्वादश स्मृताः
karṇākṣināsikā jihvā dantāḥ śiśno gudaṃ nakhāḥ | malāśrayaḥ kaphaḥ svedo viṇmūtraṃ dvādaśa smṛtāḥ
காதுகள், கண்கள், மூக்கு, நாக்கு, பற்கள், சிச்னம், குதம், நகங்கள்; மேலும் மலம் தங்கும் இடம், கபம், வியர்வை, மலம், சிறுநீர்—இவை பன்னிரண்டு மலம்-சார்ந்த கூறுகள் என நினைவுகூரப்படுகின்றன.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It trains the seeker to see the body as a locus of impurity and limitation (pāśa), encouraging dispassion and turning the mind toward Shiva (Pati), the pure consciousness beyond the bodily coverings.
By highlighting the body’s impure and perishable nature, the verse supports Linga-worship as a discipline of re-centering devotion on Shiva’s pure, auspicious reality rather than identifying with bodily functions and attachments.
A practical takeaway is śauca and inward contemplation: reflect on the body’s impurities to reduce craving, then steady the mind with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and worship with bhasma/rudrāksha as aids to purity and remembrance.