Shloka 24
Munipraśna-varṇana
Description of the Sages’ Inquiry
कामिनीजारभावेषु सुरता मलिनाशयाः । लोभमोहविचेतस्काः पूर्तादिसुवृषोज्झिताः
kāminījārabhāveṣu suratā malināśayāḥ | lobhamohavicetaskāḥ pūrtādisuvṛṣojjhitāḥ
他们沉溺于欲行——与他人之妻相狎——其内心秉性不净。其心为贪与痴所驱，已舍弃布施等诸般公共功德与清净善业。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Sthala Purana: No explicit Jyotirliṅga; the verse lists kali-like markers: adultery, inner impurity, lobha-moha, and abandonment of pūrta (public merit). Such conditions are classically ‘veiling’ (tirodhāna) that necessitate purification and, ultimately, grace.
Significance: General: encourages repentance (prāyaścitta), restoration of pūrta-dharma (charity/public works), and turning to Śiva for inner cleansing.
Shakti Form: Kālī
Role: destructive
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It diagnoses bondage (pāśa) as impurity of intention and the mind’s captivity to kāma, lobha, and moha—conditions that obstruct dharma and prepare the ground for Shiva’s purifying grace through devotion.
By contrasting impure living with ‘suvṛṣa’ (noble dharma), it implies that Saguna Shiva-worship—especially Linga worship with mantra and right conduct—restores purity, steadies the mind, and redirects life toward merit and liberation.
A practical takeaway is to adopt Shiva-oriented purification: regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), sincere repentance, and dharmic acts like dāna (charity) and service—especially on Mahāśivarātri.