Shloka 35

अविद्या-पञ्चक, नवसर्ग-क्रमः, प्रजापति-प्रसवः

Vibhaga 1, Adhyaya 5

Devanagari script

कामो दर्पो ऽथ नियमः संतोषो लोभ एव च श्रुतस्तु दण्डः समयो बोधश्चैव महाद्युतिः

Transliteration

kāmo darpo 'tha niyamaḥ saṃtoṣo lobha eva ca śrutastu daṇḍaḥ samayo bodhaścaiva mahādyutiḥ

Translation

欲（kāma）、傲（darpa）、律（niyama）、知足（santoṣa）以及贪（lobha）；又有圣启之闻（Śruti）、惩戒之杖（daṇḍa）、正当之法度（samaya）与觉知（bodha）——此等亦皆显为大辉光 Mahādyuti。

Word by Word

• कामः: desire

• दर्पः: pride/arrogance

• अथ: then/and

• नियमः: restraint/observance

• संतोषः: contentment

• लोभः: greed

• एव: indeed/also

• च: and

• श्रुतः: śruti, sacred revelation

• तु: but/indeed

• दण्डः: punishment/rod of discipline (daṇḍa)

• समयः: convention/right order/appointed rule

• बोधः: awakening/knowledge

• च एव: and indeed

• महाद्युतिः: the Great Splendour (a divine epithet)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames even inner impulses (kāma, darpa, lobha) and regulating forces (niyama, daṇḍa, samaya) as powers within the Great Splendour—pointing the worshipper to see all functions of mind and cosmos as resting in Shiva, the Linga’s supreme radiance.

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

Shiva-tattva is indicated as Mahādyuti, the all-pervading luminous principle that contains both bondage-forming tendencies (pāśa-like impulses) and liberating wisdom (bodha), ruling them as Pati through order (samaya) and discipline (daṇḍa).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implicitly supports Pāśupata-style inner discipline: adopting niyama and santoṣa, restraining kāma and lobha, and cultivating bodha—so the pashu (soul) loosens pāśa (bondage) under the grace of Pati (Shiva).