Shloka 57
Sadācāra–Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Prātaḥkṛtya
Right Conduct, Social Typologies, and Morning Purification
अधर्मो हिंसिकारूपो धर्मस्तु सुखरूपकः । अधर्माद्दुःखमाप्नोति धर्माद्वै सुखमेधते
adharmo hiṃsikārūpo dharmastu sukharūpakaḥ | adharmādduḥkhamāpnoti dharmādvai sukhamedhate
ادھرم ظلم و ہنسا اور سنگدلی کی صورت ہے، اور دھرم سکھ و بھلائی کی صورت۔ ادھرم سے یقیناً دکھ ملتا ہے؛ دھرم سے ہی سچا سکھ بڑھتا اور پھلتا پھولتا ہے۔
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating Śiva Purāṇa teachings to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: Not site-specific; defines adharma as hiṃsā and dharma as sukha, mapping moral quality to experiential fruit.
Significance: Supports ahiṃsā and dharmic living as preparatory purification (caryā) for Śiva-bhakti and eventual grace.
FAQs
It states a Shaiva ethical law of karma: harm-born conduct (adharma) ripens as suffering, while dharma—aligned with Śiva’s order and compassion—ripens as increasing well-being and inner peace.
Linga-worship is not merely ritual; it requires dharmic living. Approaching Saguna Śiva through the Linga with ahimsa and right conduct purifies the devotee, making worship fruitful rather than merely external.
Adopt ahimsa as a daily vrata, and support it with Śiva-japa (especially the pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a discipline that restrains harmful impulses and strengthens dharmic intention.