Shloka 36

ध्यानयज्ञः, संसार-विष-निरूपणम्, पाशुपतयोगः, परा-अपरा विद्या, चतुर्वस्था-विचारः (अध्यायः ८६)

Devanagari script

यथेतरेषां रोगाणाम् औषधं न सुखाय तत् शीतोष्णवातवर्षाद्यैस् तत्तत्कालेषु देहिनाम्

Transliteration

yathetareṣāṃ rogāṇām auṣadhaṃ na sukhāya tat śītoṣṇavātavarṣādyais tattatkāleṣu dehinām

Translation

Cũng như thuốc trị các bệnh khác không phải để hưởng lạc, thì giữa lạnh, nóng, gió, mưa và những điều tương tự, mỗi hữu tình mang thân phải dùng điều thích hợp đúng theo mùa và thời. (Trên đạo lộ của Śiva cũng vậy: kỷ luật và lễ bái chỉ kết quả khi hợp căn cơ, hợp nơi chốn và đúng thời cơ.)

Word by Word

• yathā: just as

• itareṣām: of other (different)

• rogāṇām: diseases

• auṣadham: medicine, remedy

• na: not

• sukhāya: for comfort, for ease

• tat: that

• śīta: cold

• uṣṇa: heat

• vāta: wind

• varṣa: rain

• ādyaiḥ: and so on

• tat-tat-kāleṣu: in their respective times/seasons

• dehinām: of embodied beings (jīvas/pashus)

Speaker

Suta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva-puja must be performed with proper fitness (adhikāra) and right timing; otherwise, like the wrong medicine, it will not yield the intended peace and spiritual benefit for the pashu (bound soul).

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

By implication, Shiva as Pati is the true healer and liberator, but the pashu’s approach must be aligned with dharma and suitability; grace (anugraha) is received when practice is rightly ordered rather than mechanically applied.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The principle of yathā-kāla (right time) and yathā-yogya (right suitability) in sadhana—guiding both Pashupata Yoga disciplines and the practical conduct of Shiva-puja according to season, place, and condition.