Shloka 22

अग्नित्रय-पितृवंश-रुद्रसृष्टि-वैराग्योपदेशः

Devanagari script

शंकरश्चाप्रयत्नेन तदात्मा योगविद्यया वैराग्यस्थं विरक्तस्य विमुक्तिर्यच्छमुच्यते

Transliteration

śaṃkaraścāprayatnena tadātmā yogavidyayā vairāgyasthaṃ viraktasya vimuktiryacchamucyate

Translation

وشَنْكَرا نفسُه—الذي طبيعته هي تلك الحقيقةُ العليا—بمعرفة اليوغا يمنحُ التحرّرَ بلا عناءٍ للنفس الزاهدة الراسخة في الفيراغيا (vairāgya)؛ وتلك الحرية تُعلَن سلامًا مباركًا هو الأعلى.

Word by Word

• शंकरः: Shankara (Lord Shiva)

• च: and

• अप्रयत्नेन: without strenuous effort/without strain

• तदात्मा: whose essence is That (the Supreme)

• योगविद्यया: by the science/knowledge of Yoga

• वैराग्यस्थम्: one established in dispassion

• विरक्तस्य: of the detached (pashu turning away from pasha)

• विमुक्तिः: liberation/release

• यत्: which

• शम्: peace/auspicious tranquility

• उच्यते: is said/declared

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching tradition of Shaiva Yoga to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shankara

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames Linga-centered Shaiva practice as a Yoga-vidya rooted in vairagya: when the pashu becomes detached from pasha, Shiva (Pati) bestows vimukti as the fruit of worship and inner discipline.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva is presented as “tadātmā”—of the essence of the Supreme—who is both the source of Yoga-knowledge and the direct giver of liberation, culminating in śam (supreme peace).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pashupata-oriented Yoga-vidya culminating in vairagya (dispassion): inner detachment and steady establishment in renunciation are emphasized as the condition for Shiva’s grace-bestowed release.