Shloka 19

योगान्तरायाः, औपसर्गिकसिद्धयः, परवैराग्येन शैवप्रसादः

Devanagari script

ह्रस्वदीर्घप्लुतादीनां गुह्यानां श्रवणादपि स्पर्शस्याधिगमो यस् तु वेदना तूपपादिता

Transliteration

hrasvadīrghaplutādīnāṃ guhyānāṃ śravaṇādapi sparśasyādhigamo yas tu vedanā tūpapāditā

Translation

Schon durch das Hören der geheimen Unterschiede des Klanges — kurz, lang und gedehnt (pluta) — entsteht sogar die Erkenntnis des Tastens; so wird der Vorgang der Sinneswahrnehmung (vedanā) begründet. Darin wird gezeigt, dass der gebundene paśu unter den Fesseln (pāśa) der tanmātras sich bewegt, bis er sich dem Herrn (Pati), Śiva, zuwendet, der sie übersteigt.

Word by Word

• ह्रस्व (hrasva): short (vowel/sound)

• दीर्घ (dīrgha): long

• प्लुत (pluta): prolated/extended

• आदीनाम् (ādīnām): and the like

• गुह्यानाम् (guhyānām): of the secret/subtle (principles)

• श्रवणात् (śravaṇāt): from hearing

• अपि (api): even/also

• स्पर्शस्य (sparśasya): of touch

• अधिगमः (adhigamaḥ): cognition/attainment

• यः (yaḥ): which

• तु (tu): indeed

• वेदना (vedanā): sensation/experience/cognition

• तु (tu): and indeed

• उपपादिता (upapāditā): demonstrated/established.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames sense-experience as subtle, conditioned cognition—supporting Linga worship as a discipline that turns the paśu away from tanmātric bondage (pāśa) toward Śiva (pati), the transcendent ground beyond the senses.

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

By showing that sensory knowledge arises through subtle differentiations, it implies Śiva-tattva as that which is not produced by such differentiations—Śiva is the independent Pati, while the paśu’s knowing is mediated and bound.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A yogic insight central to Pāśupata practice: observe the arising of sensation from subtle causes (sound leading to touch-cognition) to cultivate dispassion (vairāgya) and redirect awareness to the Linga as the sign of the beyond-sense Reality.