Shloka 16

उपलेपनादिकथनम्

Vastraputa-jala, Ahimsa, and Conduct in Shiva Worship

Devanagari script

यतस्तस्मान्न हन्तव्या निषिद्धानां निषेवणात् सर्वकर्माणि विन्यस्य संन्यस्ता ब्रह्मवादिनः

Transliteration

yatastasmānna hantavyā niṣiddhānāṃ niṣevaṇāt sarvakarmāṇi vinyasya saṃnyastā brahmavādinaḥ

Translation

Vì thế, chớ làm hại họ chỉ vì họ nương theo điều bị cấm. Bởi những bậc tuyên thuyết Brahman là các vị xuất ly (saṃnyāsin), đã đặt xuống mọi hành nghiệp, chuyên tâm trên con đường—nhờ ân điển của Pati (Śiva)—dẫn paśu (linh hồn bị trói) đến giải thoát khỏi pāśa (trói buộc).

Word by Word

• yataḥ: because/therefore

• tasmāt: from that/therefore

• na: not

• hantavyāḥ: to be slain/should be harmed

• niṣiddhānām: of prohibited (acts/things)

• niṣevaṇāt: due to resorting/indulgence

• sarva-karmāṇi: all actions/rites

• vinyasya: having laid aside/abandoned

• saṃnyastāḥ: renunciants/fully given up

• brahma-vādinaḥ: expounders of Brahman/teachers of ultimate reality

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the dharma-teaching within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It safeguards the sanctity of Shiva-oriented dharma by insisting on non-harm toward renunciant brahma-vādins, emphasizing inner purity and restraint as the basis for worthy Linga-upāsanā.

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

By framing liberation as the movement of paśu beyond pāśa toward the Supreme, it aligns with Śiva as Pati—the ultimate Lord whose grace completes renunciation into mokṣa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Saṃnyāsa and karma-tyāga (laying aside ritual action) are highlighted as a yogic discipline supportive of Pāśupata-oriented detachment and non-violence.