Shloka 42

मुनिमोहशमनम्

Pāśupata-yoga, Siddhis, Puruṣa-darśana, Saṃsāra, and Prāṇa-Rudra Pañcāhutī

Devanagari script

अचेतनां सर्वगतां सूक्ष्मां प्रसवधर्मिणीम् प्रकृतिं सर्वभूतानां युक्ताः पश्यन्ति योगिनः

Transliteration

acetanāṃ sarvagatāṃ sūkṣmāṃ prasavadharmiṇīm prakṛtiṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ yuktāḥ paśyanti yoginaḥ

Translation

Die im Yoga gefestigten Yogins schauen Prakṛti unmittelbar: das unbewusste, allgegenwärtige, feinstoffliche Prinzip, dessen Wesen das Hervorbringen der Manifestation ist, als die Quellgrundlage, die in allen Wesen wirksam ist.

Word by Word

• acetanām: non-sentient, unconscious

• sarvagatām: all-pervading

• sūkṣmām: subtle

• prasava-dharmiṇīm: having the property of producing/bringing forth (creation)

• prakṛtim: Prakṛti, primordial nature

• sarva-bhūtānām: of all beings

• yuktāḥ: yoked/steadfast, properly integrated (in yoga)

• paśyanti: see, directly realize

• yoginaḥ: yogins, contemplatives

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching contextually within the Purva-Bhaga discourse)

FAQs

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

It frames the manifest world as Prakṛti—subtle, productive, and insentient—thereby implying that worship of Shiva as Pati (the conscious Lord) transcends the created field and its powers, directing devotion beyond mere nature to the Supreme.

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

By highlighting Prakṛti as acetanā (insentient), the verse implicitly distinguishes Shiva-tattva as the conscious Pati who is not Prakṛti; He is the sovereign knower and liberator of the Pashu from the Pasha constituted through nature and its evolutes.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It emphasizes yogic integration (yukta) and direct inner perception (paśyanti) of subtle tattvas—an insight aligned with Pashupata-oriented discipline where discernment of Prakṛti and its binding function supports detachment and Shiva-oriented realization.