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

譬如医治他病之药并非为乐；同样，在寒、热、风、雨等境遇中，一切具身者当随其时节与时分，施行相应之法。（在湿婆之道亦然：戒行与礼拜唯有契合资质、处所与正当时机，方能结果。）

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.