Shiva Purana — Satarudra Samhita, Shloka 16
नभगोपाख्यानम्
Nabhaga-Upākhyāna: The Account of Nabhaga and Shiva-Jñāna
मनुरुवाच । तदुक्तं मादृथास्तात प्रतारणकरं हि तत् । न ह्यहं परमं दायं सर्वथा भोगसाधनम्
manuruvāca | taduktaṃ mādṛthāstāta pratāraṇakaraṃ hi tat | na hyahaṃ paramaṃ dāyaṃ sarvathā bhogasādhanam
摩奴说道：“如先前所言，爱子啊，莫要忧伤；那忧伤只会招致欺诳与迷妄。我绝不把至上的遗产当作享乐的工具；最高的遗赠并非世间之乐，而是引导灵魂趋向湿婆的正道。”
Manu
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
Manu teaches that grief and fixation on worldly gain become a cause of self-deception; the highest “inheritance” is dharma and the inward orientation that matures into devotion and liberation under Śiva’s grace.
By rejecting “inheritance” as mere enjoyment, the verse redirects the seeker from bhoga to upāsanā—approaching Saguna Śiva through Linga-worship as a disciplined means to purify desire and turn toward the Supreme.
The takeaway is vairāgya supported by daily Śiva-upāsanā—steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Linga-pūjā as a restraint on indulgence and a support for clarity.