Shloka 26

योगान्तरायाः, औपसर्गिकसिद्धयः, परवैराग्येन शैवप्रसादः

Devanagari script

चतुर्विंशत्तृतीये तु द्वात्रिंशच्च चतुर्थके चत्वारिंशत् पञ्चमे तु भूतमात्रात्मकं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

caturviṃśattṛtīye tu dvātriṃśacca caturthake catvāriṃśat pañcame tu bhūtamātrātmakaṃ smṛtam

Translation

Im dritten Gefüge sind es vierundzwanzig; im vierten zweiunddreißig; und im fünften vierzig. Dieses fünfte wird als nur aus den feinen Elementen (bhūta-mātra) bestehend überliefert.

Word by Word

• caturviṃśat: twenty-four

• tṛtīye: in the third (category/section)

• tu: indeed

• dvātriṃśat: thirty-two

• ca: and

• caturthake: in the fourth

• catvāriṃśat: forty

• pañcame: in the fifth

• tu: indeed

• bhūta-mātrātmakaṃ: having the nature of the elemental subtle essences (tanmātras)

• smṛtam: is remembered/declared

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames creation as an ordered unfolding of tattvas and subtle elements; Linga-worship internalizes this by offering the senses and their subtle causes back to Pati (Shiva), loosening pasha (bondage) upon the pashu (soul).

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

By listing grades of principles and subtle elements, it implies Shiva as the transcendent ground that is beyond these enumerations—Pati who oversees and outshines the manifested categories that bind the pashu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A tattva-focused contemplation used in Shaiva/Pashupata-oriented sadhana: discerning gross and subtle elements (bhūta-mātras) to withdraw identification from them, aiding inner offering (antar-yajña) in Linga-puja.