Shloka 19

ययातिना पूरौ राज्याभिषेकः, दिक्प्रदानं, तृष्णा-वैराग्योपदेशः, वनप्रवेशः च

Devanagari script

कर्मणा मनसा वाचा ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा यदा परान्न बिभेति परे चास्मान्न बिभ्यति

Transliteration

karmaṇā manasā vācā brahma sampadyate tadā yadā parānna bibheti pare cāsmānna bibhyati

Translation

কর্মে, মনে ও বাক্যে তখনই ব্রহ্ম-অবস্থা লাভ হয়, যখন সে কারও ভয় করে না এবং অন্যেরাও তাকে ভয় করে না। পাশ-বন্ধন অপসারিত হয়ে পতিতে স্থিত হলে পশু-আত্মার শুদ্ধতা এই নির্ভয়তাতেই প্রকাশ পায়।

Word by Word

• कर्मणा: by action/deeds

• मनसा: by mind/intent

• वाचा: by speech/words

• ब्रह्म: Brahman/the Supreme Reality

• सम्पद्यते: is attained/is realized

• तदा: then/at that time

• यदा: when

• परान्: others

• न: not

• बिभेति: fears

• परे: others/people

• च: and

• अस्मात्: from him/from me (here: from the aspirant)

• न: not

• बिभ्यति: are afraid

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching within the Purva-Bhaga context)

FAQs

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

It frames true Shiva-bhakti as inner and outer purification—deed, thought, and speech—culminating in fearlessness, a key mark of worship that has matured beyond ritual into realized steadiness.

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

By implying Brahman-realization as fearlessness, it points to Shiva as Pati—the supreme, non-dual ground—whose grace dissolves pāśa (bondage) so the paśu no longer lives in fear or causes fear.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights Pāśupata-style sādhana of tri-karaṇa-śuddhi (purity of body, mind, and speech) and ahiṃsā-based fearlessness—an inner yoga that validates and completes external Linga-pūjā.