Shloka 100

Adhyāya 284: Tapas as a Corrective to Household Attachment

Parāśara’s Instruction

Devanagari script

जिनके मन्दिरमें लगे हुए घण्टोंको सहस्रों आदमी बजाते हैं, घण्टोंकी माला जिन्हें प्रिय है, जिनके प्राण ही घण्टाके समान ध्वनि करते हैं, जो ग्रन्थ और कोलाहलरूप हैं, उन भगवान्‌ शिवको नमस्कार है ।।

Transliteration

hūṁhūṁhūṁkārapārāya hūṁhūṁkārapriyāya ca | namaḥ śamaśabhame nityaṁ girivṛkṣālayāya ca ||

Translation

敬礼于湿婆大神——其神庙之中，千人击铃；其所喜者为铃铎之鬘；其生命之息亦如铃声自鸣；其既为经典，亦为喧响。又敬礼于彼者：超越一切“吽”（hūṁ）之声而为寂静本体，喜悦“吽”之共鸣；常以“安宁！安宁！”抚慰众生；居于群山之间，栖于林木之下。

Word by Word

• हूंहूंहूंकारपाराय: to the one who is beyond the sound “hūṃ hūṃ hūṃ”
• हूंहूंहूंकारपाराय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हूंहूंहूंकारपार
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• हूंहूंकारप्रियाय: to the one fond of the sound “hūṃ hūṃ”
• हूंहूंकारप्रियाय: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हूंहूंकारप्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• नमः: salutation; homage
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शमशभमे: to Śamaśabhama (an epithet/name addressed in the verse)
• शमशभमे: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शमशभम
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• नित्यम्: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• गिरिवृक्षालयाय: to the one whose abode is (among) mountains and trees
• गिरिवृक्षालयाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिवृक्षालय
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Śiva
• hūṁ (sacred exclamation/utterance)
• mountains (giri)
• trees (vṛkṣa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents Śiva as the power behind sacred sound and as a moral protector who pacifies fear and agitation. In the ethical atmosphere of Śānti Parva, it highlights that true strength culminates in śama—calm, restraint, and reassurance to beings.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma, instructing in Śānti Parva, recites a praise-formula (stuti) to Śiva. The focus is devotional: he salutes Śiva through epithets—lover of the ‘hūṁ’ cry, ever associated with peace, and dwelling in wild, ascetic spaces like mountains and under trees.