Shloka 52

Sadācāra–Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Prātaḥkṛtya

Right Conduct, Social Typologies, and Morning Purification

Devanagari script

विपरीतार्थभोगेन राग एव प्रजायते । धर्मश्च द्विविधः प्रोक्तो द्र व्यदेहद्वयेन च

Transliteration

viparītārthabhogena rāga eva prajāyate | dharmaśca dvividhaḥ prokto dra vyadehadvayena ca

Translation

เมื่อเสวยอารมณ์ที่ผิดทางและสวนธรรม ย่อมเกิดเพียงราคะ (ความยึดติด) เท่านั้น. และธรรมะกล่าวว่าเป็นสองประการ—โดยทานวัตถุ/ทรัพย์ (ทรัพยสาธนะ) และโดยการฝึกกายคือการปฏิบัติภายใน

Word by Word

• विपरीत-अर्थ-भोगेन: by enjoyment of contrary/illicit wealth
• विपरीत-अर्थ-भोगेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपरीत (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (विपरीतस्य अर्थस्य भोगः)

• रागः: attachment
• रागः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis)

• प्रजायते: is produced/arises
• प्रजायते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्-लकार, आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• धर्मः: dharma
• धर्मः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• द्विविधः: twofold
• द्विविधः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्या) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (द्वौ विधौ यस्य)

• प्रोक्तः: is said/declared
• प्रोक्तः: क्रियाविशेष/विधेय (Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग) + √वच् (धातु) ; प्रोक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• द्रव्य-देह-द्वयेन: by the pair of bodies: material and bodily
• द्रव्य-देह-द्वयेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + देह (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (द्रव्यस्य देहः, तयोः द्वयम्)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a jyotirliṅga; it diagnoses bondage: ‘viparīta-artha-bhoga’ produces rāga, a classic pāśa (bond) mechanism under māyā.

Significance: Teaches discernment: wrong-object enjoyment strengthens bondage; right discipline (twofold dharma) loosens it.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It warns that enjoyment rooted in wrong aims produces rāga (binding attachment), and it frames dharma as both outer religious conduct and inner bodily discipline—guiding the seeker toward purification and liberation under Shiva’s grace.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

It supports a balanced Shaiva path: dravya-dharma aligns with Saguna Shiva worship through offerings to the Linga, while deha-dharma points to inner restraint and yogic purity so that worship does not become mere sense-indulgence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Combine external puja (water, bilva, naivedya, lamp) with deha-sadhana such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya), sense-restraint, and purity disciplines so attachment does not increase.