Shloka 14

Adhyaya 87 — Saṃsāra-viṣa-kathana: Ājñā-śakti, Māyā-bandha, and Mokṣa by Prasāda

Devanagari script

द्विधासौ रूपमास्थाय स्थित एव न संशयः यदा विद्वानसंगः स्याद् आज्ञया परमेष्ठिनः

Transliteration

dvidhāsau rūpamāsthāya sthita eva na saṃśayaḥ yadā vidvānasaṃgaḥ syād ājñayā parameṣṭhinaḥ

Translation

In zweifacher Gestalt verweilend, bleibt er wahrlich bestehen—ohne Zweifel—wenn der Weise, dem Gebot Parameṣṭhins, des Höchsten Herrn, gemäß ungebunden wird.

Word by Word

• द्विधा (dvidhā): in two ways, twofold

• असौ (asau): he/that one

• रूपम् (rūpam): form

• आस्थाय (āsthāya): having assumed, taking up

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ): established, abiding

• एव (eva): indeed

• न (na): not

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ): doubt

• यदा (yadā): when

• विद्वान् (vidvān): the wise, the knower

• असङ्गः (asaṅgaḥ): detached, non-attached

• स्यात् (syāt): becomes, should be

• आज्ञया (ājñayā): by the command, according to the injunction

• परमेष्ठिनः (parameṣṭhinaḥ): of Parameṣṭhin, of the Supreme/Highest Lord (often Brahmā as cosmic lord, here as supreme ordainer).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; teaching framed as Shaiva doctrine)

Characters & Entities

• Parameshthin

FAQs

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

It links Linga-centered Shaiva practice to inner transformation: steadfastness in the Lord is confirmed when the practitioner (pashu) becomes asaṅga (detached) under divine injunction, making worship culminate in jñāna-vairāgya rather than mere ritual.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the supreme ordainer (Parameṣṭhin) whose ājñā governs realization; the Lord can be approached as ‘twofold’—commonly read as transcendent/manifest or Pati/power—while remaining firmly established beyond doubt.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-oriented yoga of asaṅga (non-attachment) is emphasized: cultivating dispassion and steadiness so the mind abides in the Lord, which is the inner discipline that completes external Linga-pūjā.