Shloka 15

Adhyaya 34: भस्ममहात्म्यं—अग्नीषोमात्मक-शिवतत्त्वं तथा पाशुपतव्रतप्रशंसा

Devanagari script

क्षमा धृतिरहिंसा च वैराग्यं चैव सर्वशः तुल्यौ मानावमानौ च तदावरणमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

kṣamā dhṛtirahiṃsā ca vairāgyaṃ caiva sarvaśaḥ tulyau mānāvamānau ca tadāvaraṇamuttamam

Translation

ขันติ ความมั่นคง อหิงสา และความคลายกำหนัดในสรรพสิ่ง—พร้อมทั้งเห็นเกียรติและอัปยศเสมอกัน: นี่แลคืออาวรณะ (ม่านคุ้มครอง) อันประเสริฐสุดของผู้แสวงหา

Word by Word

• kṣamā: forbearance/forgiveness

• dhṛtiḥ: firmness/steadfast endurance

• ahiṃsā: non-violence/non-injury

• vairāgyam: dispassion/detachment

• ca eva: and indeed

• sarvaśaḥ: in every way/entirely

• tulyau: equal/alike

• māna: honor/esteem

• avamāna: dishonor/insult

• ca: and

• tat: that

• āvaraṇam: protective covering/inner shield (discipline that guards yoga)

• uttamam: supreme/excellent

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva discipline as taught in the Purva-Bhaga context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It defines the inner qualifications that make Linga-pūjā fruitful: the worshipper guards the mind with kṣamā, dhṛti, ahiṃsā, and vairāgya, and becomes steady in samatā (equanimity), which supports true devotion to Pati (Shiva) beyond ego.

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

By prescribing equality toward honor and dishonor, it aligns the pashu (bound soul) with Shiva-tattva’s impartiality and freedom from pasha (bondage) born of ego, praise, blame, and reactive emotion.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-oriented yogic restraint: cultivating ahiṃsā and vairāgya, and practicing mānāvamāna-samatā as an inner āvaraṇa (shield) that stabilizes japa, dhyāna, and Linga-sevā.