Shloka 102

ध्यानयज्ञः, संसार-विष-निरूपणम्, पाशुपतयोगः, परा-अपरा विद्या, चतुर्वस्था-विचारः (अध्यायः ८६)

Devanagari script

अपरामृष्टमद्यैव विज्ञेयं मुक्तिदं त्विदम् अज्ञानमलपूर्वत्वात् पुरुषो मलिनः स्मृतः

Transliteration

aparāmṛṣṭamadyaiva vijñeyaṃ muktidaṃ tvidam ajñānamalapūrvatvāt puruṣo malinaḥ smṛtaḥ

Translation

Wie ein Getränk, das durch Berührung (mit reinigenden Riten) nicht geheiligt wurde, als ungeeignet zu verstehen ist, so ist auch diese Lehre als Befreierin zu erkennen: Denn der verkörperte puruṣa ist zunächst von der Unreinheit des Nichtwissens (ajñāna-mala) bedeckt und wird daher als „befleckt“ erinnert.

Word by Word

• अपरामृष्ट (aparāmṛṣṭa): not touched/unsanctified

• मद्य (madya): liquor/intoxicant

• एव (eva): just so/indeed

• विज्ञेयम् (vijñeyam): should be known/understood

• मुक्तिदम् (muktidam): bestowing liberation

• तु (tu): but/indeed

• इदम् (idam): this (teaching)

• अज्ञान (ajñāna): ignorance

• मल (mala): impurity/defilement

• पूर्वत्वात् (pūrvatvāt): because it is prior/primary

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ): the soul/individual self

• मलिनः (malinaḥ): impure/stained

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ): is said/remembered in tradition

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva doctrine as received in the Linga Purana tradition)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-worship and Shaiva practice as a sanctifying process: the pashu (soul) is naturally covered by mala (impurity), and only through Shiva-oriented purification and right knowledge does one become fit for moksha.

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

By implying liberation comes through the muktida (liberation-giving) Shaiva teaching, it points to Shiva as Pati—the pure Lord whose grace and knowledge remove the soul’s ajñāna-mala and end bondage.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights the principle of sanctification (saṃskāra/śuddhi) and inner purification: in Pashupata-oriented discipline, impurity (mala) is removed through Shiva-bhakti, mantra, and right knowledge leading to liberation.