Shloka 25

Adhyaya 8: Yogasthanas, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama-Siddhi, and Shiva-Dhyana leading to Samadhi

Devanagari script

न जातु कामः कामानाम् उपभोगेन शाम्यति हविषा कृष्णवर्त्मेव भूय एवाभिवर्धते

Transliteration

na jātu kāmaḥ kāmānām upabhogena śāmyati haviṣā kṛṣṇavartmeva bhūya evābhivardhate

Translation

حِسّی چیزوں کی خواہش اُنہی چیزوں کے بھوگ سے کبھی نہیں بجھتی؛ جیسے نذر و نیاز سے آگ اور زیادہ بھڑکتی ہے، ویسے ہی یہ خواہش بڑھتی ہی جاتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• na: not

• jātu: ever/at any time

• kāmaḥ: desire/craving

• kāmānām: of desired objects/sense-pleasures

• upabhogena: by enjoyment/indulgence

• śāmyati: becomes pacified/is extinguished

• haviṣā: by oblation/clarified butter offering

• kṛṣṇa-vartmā: black-tracked (smoke-marked) fire

• iva: like

• bhūyaḥ: again, further

• eva: indeed

• abhivardhate: increases/grows exceedingly

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Agni

FAQs

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

It establishes that true Linga-upāsanā is not compatible with indulgence-driven living: the pashu must weaken kāma-pāśa (the bond of craving) through restraint and devotion, not by feeding it.

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

By contrast: Shiva as Pati is self-luminous and complete, while the pashu under pāśa mistakes enjoyment for fulfillment. Turning from escalating desire toward Shiva-centered steadiness is the movement from bondage to grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A core Pāśupata-Yoga takeaway: practice indriya-nigraha (sense-restraint) and vairāgya; do not attempt to 'cure' craving by more consumption—redirect the mind into japa, dhyāna, and disciplined Śiva-pūjā.