Shloka 62
Aṣṭāvakra’s Visit to Kubera: Hospitality, Temptation, and the Ethics of Restraint (अष्टावक्र-वैश्रवणोपाख्यानम्)
Devanagari script
अशुभै: पापकर्माणो ये नरा: कलुषीकृता: । ईशान न प्रपद्यन्ते तमोराजसवृत्तय:
Transliteration
aśubhaiḥ pāpakarmāṇo ye narāḥ kaluṣīkṛtāḥ | īśāna na prapadyante tamorajasavṛttayaḥ ||
Translation
风神说道：“凡因不祥之行而为罪业所染者——其性属昏暗之惰性（tamas）或躁动之激性（rajas）——并不投归于伊沙那（湿婆）。”此偈强调一条伦理：内在的不净与被欲望、躁动所缚的习气，会障碍对神明的真实归顺；而行持清净与心识澄明，则能扶持虔敬之道。
Word by Word
अशुभैःby/with inauspicious (acts/behaviours)
अशुभैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअशुभ
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
पापकर्माणःsin-doers; those whose deeds are sinful
पापकर्माणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपापकर्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
येwho
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नराःmen; people
नराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कलुषीकृताःdefiled; made impure
कलुषीकृताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकलुषीकृत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ईशानO Ishana (Shiva)
ईशान:
TypeNoun
Rootईशान
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
प्रपद्यन्तेtake refuge; surrender
प्रपद्यन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र√पद्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Atmanepada
तमोराजसवृत्तयःthose of tamasic/rajasic disposition
तमोराजसवृत्तयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतमोराजसवृत्ति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वायुदेव (Vāyu)ई
ईशान (Īśāna / Lord Śiva)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Sinful, impure conduct and a tamasic/rajasic mindset hinder true surrender; devotion to Īśāna (Śiva) is facilitated by inner purity and a more sattvic orientation.
Vāyu is speaking and makes a doctrinal-ethical observation: people defiled by inauspicious, sinful actions—driven by tamas and rajas—do not take refuge in Lord Śiva.