Shloka 5

आचार्य-धर्मलक्षण-श्रद्धाभक्तिप्राधान्यं तथा लिङ्गे ध्यान-पूजाविधानसंकेतः

Adhyaya 10

Devanagari script

सायुज्यं ब्रह्मणो याति तेन सन्तः प्रचक्षते दशात्मके ये विषये साधने चाष्टलक्षणे

Transliteration

sāyujyaṃ brahmaṇo yāti tena santaḥ pracakṣate daśātmake ye viṣaye sādhane cāṣṭalakṣaṇe

Translation

Durch jene Disziplin gelangt man zu sāyujya — der vollkommenen Vereinigung — mit Brahman, dem Höchsten. Darum verkünden die Heiligen: Dies ist der zehnfache Bereich der Lehre und die Sādhana, gekennzeichnet durch acht bestimmende Merkmale.

Word by Word

• सायुज्यम्: sāyujya, intimate union (liberative identity)

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahman/the Supreme Reality

• याति: attains, goes to

• तेन: by that (means/practice)

• सन्तः: the realized, the good/saints

• प्रचक्षते: proclaim, declare

• दशात्मके: tenfold in nature, consisting of ten aspects

• ये: which/that

• विषये: in the domain/subject-matter (viṣaya)

• साधने: in the means of realization/spiritual discipline

• च: and

• अष्टलक्षणे: possessing eight characteristics/marks (aṣṭa-lakṣaṇa)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahman

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva-oriented sādhana as a complete path whose goal is sāyujya (liberative union), implying that Linga-upāsanā is not merely ritual but a structured discipline with defined marks leading beyond pāśa (bondage).

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

By linking liberation to union with Brahman, it points to Shiva-tattva as the Supreme (Pati) who is realized as Brahman; the pashu (soul) attains consummation by transcending limitations through that Shiva-centered discipline.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights a formal sādhana described as “aṣṭa-lakṣaṇa” (eight-marked discipline) within a “daśātmakam” (tenfold framework), aligning with Pāśupata-style practice: regulated worship, inner purification, and contemplative realization culminating in moksha.