Shloka 29

आभ्यन्तरध्यान-तत्त्वगणना-चतुर्व्यूहयोगः

Adhyaya 28

Devanagari script

यस्य नास्ति सुतृप्तस्य तस्य ब्राह्मी न चान्यथा आभ्यन्तरं समाख्यातम् एवमभ्यर्चनं क्रमात्

Transliteration

yasya nāsti sutṛptasya tasya brāhmī na cānyathā ābhyantaraṃ samākhyātam evamabhyarcanaṃ kramāt

Translation

Bei dem, der keine wahre innere Genüge erlangt hat, erhebt sich der Brahmī-Strom (höher, sattvisch) nicht—und anders kann es nicht sein. So ist die innere (ābhyantara) Disziplin dargelegt; auf diese Weise ist die Verehrung Schritt für Schritt zu vollziehen.

Word by Word

• yasya: of whom/for whom

• nāsti: is not (present)

• su-tṛptasya: of the well-satisfied, inwardly content

• tasya: for him/for that person

• brāhmī: the Brahmī power/state (sattvic, Brahman-oriented current)

• na: not

• ca: and

• anyathā: otherwise

• ābhyantaram: inner, internal

• samākhyātam: has been explained/declared

• evam: thus/in this way

• abhyarcanam: worship, adoration

• kramāt: in order, step by step

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed inner method of Shiva-worship as taught in the Linga Purana)

FAQs

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

It establishes that Linga-puja is not merely external ritual: without inner contentment (sutṛpti), the higher sattvic orientation (brāhmī) needed for true ābhyantara-pūjā does not manifest, so worship must proceed in a disciplined sequence.

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

Shiva-tattva is approached as the inner reality revealed through purification: when the pashu (bound soul) gains inward satisfaction and steadiness, the higher current arises and the inner worship becomes possible—indicating Shiva as the indwelling Pati realized through ordered sādhanā.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights ābhyantara (internal) worship aligned with Pashupata-oriented discipline—cultivating sutṛpti (contentment) and following kramāt (a graded order) so that the sattvic/brāhmī state supporting meditation and mantra-based adoration can arise.