शैवविवाहे हेतुःWhy there is a Śaiva marriage
Verse 284
अत एव महेशानि शैवधर्मनिषेवणात् । धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां प्रभुर्भवति नान्यथा ॥ २८४ ॥
ata ēva mahēśāni śaivadharmaniṣēvaṇāt | dharmārthakāmamōkṣāṇāṁ prabhurbhavati nānyathā || 284 ||
Translation
Therefore, Maheśānī, by following the Śaiva dharma one becomes master of dharma, wealth, desire and liberation, and not otherwise.
Word by word
- ata
- (ataḥ) therefore
- ēva
- indeed
- mahēśāni
- O Maheśānī
- śaiva
- Śaiva
- dharma
- of dharma
- niṣēvaṇāt
- by following
- artha
- wealth
- kāma
- desire
- mōkṣāṇāṁ
- and liberation
- prabhuḥ
- (prabhuḥ) master
- bhavati
- one becomes
- na
- not
- anyathā
- otherwise
Meaning
The chapter ends with the Tantra's claim for its way: all four aims of life, the worldly and liberation alike, are reached through the Śaiva dharma.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 281.