Shloka 23

Devanagari script

जीविताशा धनाशा च जीर्यतो ऽपि न जीर्यते यच्च कामसुखं लोके यच्च दिव्यं महत्सुखम्

Transliteration

jīvitāśā dhanāśā ca jīryato 'pi na jīryate yacca kāmasukhaṃ loke yacca divyaṃ mahatsukham

Translation

ความใฝ่หวังในชีวิตและความใฝ่หวังในทรัพย์ ไม่ชราลงแม้กายจะชรา. และสุขแห่งกามในโลกนี้ รวมทั้งสุขอันยิ่งใหญ่ที่เรียกว่าทิพย์—(ก็ยังไม่ทำให้ตัณหาของจิตที่ถูกผูกพันอิ่มเต็มได้).

Word by Word

• jīvitāśā: longing for continued life

• dhanāśā: longing for wealth

• ca: and

• jīryataḥ api: even while (the body) is aging

• na jīryate: does not age/does not wear out

• yat ca: and whatever

• kāma-sukham: pleasure born of desire

• loke: in the world

• yat ca: and whatever

• divyam: heavenly/divine

• mahat-sukham: great happiness

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya; teaching framed as vairāgya leading to Śiva-bhakti)

FAQs

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

It establishes vairāgya: even worldly and heavenly pleasures cannot satisfy the paśu bound by pāśa, so one turns to Linga-centered Śiva-upāsanā as the higher refuge.

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

By implication, Śiva as Pati is the only fulfillment that does not “age” or decay; unlike kāma-sukha or divya-sukha, Shiva-tattva is enduring and liberating for the soul.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is renunciation of craving as a prerequisite for Pāśupata discipline—steadying the mind away from kāma/artha so Linga-pūjā, japa, and dhyāna can become liberation-oriented.