Shloka 84

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

Devanagari script

जनासक्ता बभूवुस्ता विनिन्द्य पतिदेवताः अद्यापि गौरवात्तस्य नारदस्य कलौ मुनेः

Transliteration

janāsaktā babhūvustā vinindya patidevatāḥ adyāpi gauravāttasya nāradasya kalau muneḥ

Translation

那些女子因轻慢丈夫——本应如主宰般敬奉的“夫神”（pati-devatā）——而受谴责，遂转而依恋世人世事。然而即便在迦梨时代，出于对圣者那罗陀的敬重，此理仍被记念并传讲。

Word by Word

• जनासक्ता: attached to people/worldly company

• बभूवुः: became

• ताः: those (women)

• विनिन्द्य: having reviled/scorned

• पतिदेवताः: those for whom the husband is (to be treated as) a deity / the husband as the revered lord

• अद्यापि: even today/still

• गौरवात्: out of respect/reverence

• तस्य: of him/that

• नारदस्य: of Nārada

• कलौ: in the Kali age

• मुनेः: of the sage

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Kali (Kali-yuga)

FAQs

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

It warns that jana-āsakti (worldly attachment) and disrespect toward rightful dharma lead to spiritual decline; Linga worship in Shaiva Siddhanta is meant to turn the pashu away from such bondage (pāśa) toward Pati, Shiva.

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

Indirectly, it contrasts attachment to the transient with reverence for the sage who upholds higher truth—pointing to Shiva-tattva as the supreme Pati who is worthy of ultimate reverence beyond worldly relations.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway aligns with Pāśupata discipline: reduce jana-āsakti through vairāgya and devotion, supporting steady puja and contemplation of the Linga as the means to loosen pāśa.