Shloka 149

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

Devanagari script

अमानी बुद्धिमाञ्छान्तस् त्यक्तस्पर्धो द्विजोत्तमाः सदा मुमुक्षुर्धर्मज्ञः स्वात्मलक्षणलक्षणः

Transliteration

amānī buddhimāñchāntas tyaktaspardho dvijottamāḥ sadā mumukṣurdharmajñaḥ svātmalakṣaṇalakṣaṇaḥ

Translation

O Bester der Zweifachgeborenen: Wer nach Befreiung strebt, ist stets frei vom Verlangen nach Ehre, besitzt wahre Unterscheidungskraft, ist still und hat den Wettstreit aufgegeben. Er kennt das Dharma und wird an den Zeichen der Selbstverwirklichung erkannt—indem er sich nach innen wendet, zum Pati (Śiva), der die Natur des eigenen ātman ist.

Word by Word

• amānī: not seeking honor, humble

• buddhimān: intelligent, discerning

• śāntaḥ: peaceful, tranquil

• tyakta-spardhaḥ: having abandoned competition/rivalry

• dvijottamaḥ: O best of the twice-born (address to a Brahmin)

• sadā: always

• mumukṣuḥ: one desirous of liberation

• dharmajñaḥ: knower of dharma

• svātma: one’s own Self

• lakṣaṇa: mark, characteristic

• lakṣaṇaḥ: characterized/identified (by those marks)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana’s teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga worship as more than outer ritual: the true worshipper is humble, peaceful, and free of rivalry—qualities that purify the pashu (soul) so devotion to the Linga leads toward moksha.

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

By pointing to “svātma-lakṣaṇa,” it implies Shiva (Pati) is realized inwardly as the deepest Self, while the liberated-oriented seeker is known by signs of that inward anchoring and tranquility.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pashupata-style inner discipline: tyāga of spardhā (competitive ego), cultivation of śānti, and dharma-jñāna—supporting meditation and steady devotion that culminate in Self-realization centered on Shiva.