Shloka 27

Devanagari script

वस्त्राणि ते प्रसूयन्ते फलान्याभरणानि च तेष्वेव जायते तासां गन्धवर्णरसान्वितम्

Transliteration

vastrāṇi te prasūyante phalānyābharaṇāni ca teṣveva jāyate tāsāṃ gandhavarṇarasānvitam

Translation

由彼等树中生出衣服、果实与饰物；而在其内又自生具足香、色、味之物——此乃主宰（湿婆）无缺圆满、自在丰饶之相。

Word by Word

• वस्त्राणि: garments

• ते: they/those (objects/trees)

• प्रसूयन्ते: are produced/come forth

• फलानि: fruits

• आभरणानि: ornaments/jewels

• च: and

• तेषु एव: in them alone/within them itself

• जायते: is born/arises

• तासाम्: of those (fruits/products)

• गन्ध: fragrance

• वर्ण: color/appearance

• रस: taste/essence

• अन्वितम्: endowed with/possessed of

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It supports the puja logic of offering gandha (fragrance), puṣpa (color/beauty), and naivedya (taste/food): these sensory qualities are seen as Shiva’s Shakti-made abundance, returned to the Linga in devotion.

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

It implies Pati’s aishvarya—creation that is self-arising and complete—where qualities like scent, color, and taste manifest as expressions of Shakti while Shiva remains the sovereign source beyond lack.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Puja is implied through the triad of sensory offerings (gandha-varṇa-rasa), and yogically it points to Pashupata insight: seeing the world’s qualities as Pasha when clung to, but as Shiva’s grace when offered back to Pati.