Shloka 42

योगान्तरायाः, औपसर्गिकसिद्धयः, परवैराग्येन शैवप्रसादः

Devanagari script

छायाविहीननिष्पत्तिर् इन्द्रियाणां च दर्शनम् आकाशगमनं नित्यम् इन्द्रियार्थैः समन्वितम्

Transliteration

chāyāvihīnaniṣpattir indriyāṇāṃ ca darśanam ākāśagamanaṃ nityam indriyārthaiḥ samanvitam

Translation

Er erscheint, ohne einen Schatten zu werfen; die inneren Sinneskräfte werden unmittelbar wahrnehmbar; er bewegt sich beständig durch den Himmel—und bleibt doch in Bezug auf die Sinnesobjekte vollkommen befähigt. Dies sind die Zeichen der yogischen Vollendung, gewährt durch Bhakti zu Pati (Śiva) und die Zucht des Pāśupata-Yoga.

Word by Word

• छाया (chāyā): shadow

• विहीन (vihīna): devoid of, without

• निष्पत्ति (niṣpatti): manifestation, attainment, accomplished state

• इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām): of the senses/faculties

• च (ca): and

• दर्शनम् (darśanam): seeing, direct perception

• आकाश (ākāśa): sky, ether

• गमनम् (gamanam): going, movement

• नित्यम् (nityam): always, continually

• इन्द्रियार्थैः (indriyārthaiḥ): with/among the objects of the senses

• समन्वितम् (samanvitam): endowed with, accompanied by, integrated with

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teaching on yogic signs to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames yogic powers as outward signs that may arise through Śiva-bhakti and Pāśupata discipline, reminding the worshipper that such attainments are effects of grace and practice, not the final goal of Linga-upāsanā.

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

By implying that extraordinary capacities arise when the pashu (soul) is aligned with Pati (Śiva), it points to Śiva as the giver of siddhi and the transcendent ground beyond ordinary sensory limitation, even while the yogin can engage sense-objects without bondage.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-yoga: disciplined sādhana under Śiva’s lordship where sensory faculties are mastered; siddhis like sky-movement and subtle perception may appear, but are to be subordinated to liberation from pāśa (bondage).