Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

तस्माद्दृष्टानुश्रविकं दुष्टमित्युभयात्मकम् संत्यजेत्सर्वयत्नेन विरक्तः सो ऽभिधीयते

Transliteration

tasmāddṛṣṭānuśravikaṃ duṣṭamityubhayātmakam saṃtyajetsarvayatnena viraktaḥ so 'bhidhīyate

Translation

Darum soll man, da man sowohl das Gesehene (weltliche Genüsse) als auch das nur Gehörte (himmelverheißende jenseitige Lohnungen) als mangelhaft erkennt—von doppelter Natur—sie mit aller Anstrengung aufgeben. Ein solcher heißt virakta, wahrhaft unangehaftet, geeignet, sich vom paśa (der Fessel) abzuwenden und sich Pati, dem Herrn Śiva, zuzuwenden.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore

• दृष्ट: seen (worldly objects/pleasures)

• अनुश्रविकम्: heard-of (scripturally promised, otherworldly enjoyments)

• दुष्टम्: defective, tainted, harmful

• इति: thus

• उभयात्मकम्: consisting of both (worldly and otherworldly), dual-natured

• संत्यजेत्: should completely abandon

• सर्वयत्नेन: with all effort, by every means

• विरक्तः: detached, dispassionate

• सः: he

• अभिधीयते: is called, is designated

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva doctrine to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga worship as inward purification: the devotee must renounce both worldly gains and heaven-seeking motives, approaching Śiva (Pati) with dispassion rather than transactional desire.

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

By implication, Śiva-tattva is beyond the duality of ‘seen’ and ‘heard-of’ rewards; turning toward Śiva means moving beyond paśa (bondage) created by craving for either earthly or celestial fruits.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-oriented vairāgya: disciplined abandonment of fruit-motivation (bhoga and svarga-kāmanā), which supports steadiness in japa, dhyāna, and Linga-pūjā aimed at moksha rather than reward.