Shloka 137

ध्यानयोगेन रुद्रदर्शनम् — रुद्रावतार-परिवर्तक्रमः, लकुली (कायावतार), पाशुपतयोगः, लिङ्गार्चन-निष्ठा

Devanagari script

यदाचरेत्तपश्चायं सर्वद्वन्द्वविवर्जितम् तदा स मुक्तो मन्तव्यः पक्वं फलमिव स्थितः

Transliteration

yadācarettapaścāyaṃ sarvadvandvavivarjitam tadā sa mukto mantavyaḥ pakvaṃ phalamiva sthitaḥ

Translation

Wenn einer diesen Tapas übt, frei von allen Gegensatzpaaren — Lust und Schmerz, Lob und Tadel —, dann ist er als Befreiter zu erkennen: standhaft wie eine vollreife Frucht.

Word by Word

• yadā: when

• caret: one practises/undertakes

• tapaḥ: austerity, disciplined spiritual heat

• ca: and

• ayam: this

• sarva: all

• dvandva: pairs of opposites (pleasure/pain etc.)

• vivarjitam: devoid of, free from

• tadā: then

• saḥ: he

• muktaḥ: liberated, released (from pāśa/bondage)

• mantavyaḥ: should be regarded/known

• pakvam: ripened

• phalam: fruit

• iva: like

• sthitaḥ: abiding, established

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Linga Purana teachings to the sages of Naimisharanya; verse expresses the Shaiva criterion of mukti through dvandva-rahitatva)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer worship matures into inner Linga-worship: the devotee becomes dvandva-free, and that equanimity is itself a sign that the pashu is loosening the pasha under Pati (Shiva).

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the state beyond dualities; when the seeker abides without dvandvas through disciplined tapas, he aligns with the non-dual, steady reality presided over by Pati—Shiva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pashupata-oriented tapas with dvandva-tyaga (renunciation of reactive duality) is highlighted—an inner yogic discipline where steadiness indicates approaching or attaining mukti.