Shloka 53
Dehāśucitā-vicāraḥ
Inquiry into the Impurity of the Body
ईर्ष्यया च महद्दुःखं मोहाद्रक्तस्य तस्य च । नेत्रस्य कुपितस्येव त्यागी दुःखाय केवलम्
īrṣyayā ca mahadduḥkhaṃ mohādraktasya tasya ca | netrasya kupitasyeva tyāgī duḥkhāya kevalam
حسد سے بڑا دکھ پیدا ہوتا ہے؛ اور جس کا دل فریبِ موہ اور رغبت سے آلودہ ہو، اس کے لیے ترک بھی محض تکلیف بن جاتا ہے—جیسے سوزش زدہ، غضب ناک آنکھ۔
Lord Shiva (teaching Umā/Parvati in a philosophical discourse of the Umāsaṃhitā)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Īśāna
FAQs
The verse warns that jealousy (īrṣyā) and delusion (moha) bind the soul (paśu) with inner afflictions; when the heart is still colored by attachment, even “renunciation” cannot liberate and instead becomes another form of suffering—true freedom comes from purification and devotion to Pati (Shiva).
Linga/Saguna Shiva worship is a discipline of inner cleansing: by offering ego, envy, and craving into Shiva’s presence, the devotee transforms moha into clarity. Without such bhakti-driven purification, external tyāga remains superficial and painful.
Practice steady japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with self-examination to uproot jealousy; combine it with Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of detachment, aiming for inner vairāgya rather than mere external abandonment.