Shloka 6

यतिप्रायश्चित्तविधानम्

Ascetic Atonements and Discipline

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा परावरं धीराः परं गच्छन्ति तत्पदम् व्रतानि यानि भिक्षूणां तथैवोपव्रतानि च

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā parāvaraṃ dhīrāḥ paraṃ gacchanti tatpadam vratāni yāni bhikṣūṇāṃ tathaivopavratāni ca

Translation

بعد أن عاين الثابتونَ الساميَ الذي يتجاوز الأعلى والأدنى (parā–avara)، يبلغون تلك المرتبة المتعالية. وكذلك تُوصَف نذورُ المتسوّلين الزهّاد (bhikṣu) وما يتبعها من رياضاتٍ فرعية (upavrata).

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā): having seen/realized

• परावरम् (parāvaram): the higher-and-lower, the entire range of manifest reality

• धीराः (dhīrāḥ): the steady, wise ones

• परम् (param): the Supreme

• गच्छन्ति (gacchanti): they go/attain

• तत्पदम् (tat-padam): that state/abode (the supreme station)

• व्रतानि (vratāni): vows/observances

• यानि (yāni): which

• भिक्षूणाम् (bhikṣūṇām): of mendicants/renunciants

• तथा एव (tathā eva): likewise/just so

• उपव्रतानि (upavratāni): subsidiary vows/auxiliary observances

• च (ca): and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

FAQs

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

It frames vrata (disciplined observance) as a means to direct realization of the Supreme state—supporting Linga-centered sadhana where worship, restraint, and insight culminate in parama-pada.

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

The Supreme is indicated as beyond the entire spectrum of ‘higher and lower’ manifestation (parā–avara), aligning with Shiva as Pati: transcendent, the final refuge, and the goal of the wise.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Renunciant vows (bhikṣu-vrata) and subsidiary observances (upavrata) are highlighted—typical of Pashupata-oriented discipline where ethical restraint and regulated practice support liberating knowledge.