Shloka 53

योगान्तरायाः, औपसर्गिकसिद्धयः, परवैराग्येन शैवप्रसादः

Devanagari script

नाशातिशयतां ज्ञात्वा विषयेषु भयेषु च अश्रद्धया त्यजेत्सर्वं विरक्त इति कीर्तितः

Transliteration

nāśātiśayatāṃ jñātvā viṣayeṣu bhayeṣu ca aśraddhayā tyajetsarvaṃ virakta iti kīrtitaḥ

Translation

Wer die überwältigende Gewissheit des Vergehens in den Sinnesobjekten und die damit verbundene Furcht erkennt, soll alles aufgeben, ohne an ihnen mit Glauben zu haften; ein solcher wird als wahrhaft virakta, losgelöst, gepriesen.

Word by Word

• nāśa: destruction

• atiśayatām: excess/overwhelming certainty

• jñātvā: having known/realized

• viṣayeṣu: in sense-objects

• bhayeṣu: in fears/dangers

• ca: and

• aśraddhayā: without (misplaced) faith/credulous attachment

• tyajet: should abandon

• sarvam: everything (worldly attachments)

• viraktaḥ: dispassionate/one free from attachment

• iti: thus

• kīrtitaḥ: is declared/said

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching on vairagya to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames true Linga-devotion as inner renunciation: the worshipper loosens attachment to viṣayas (sense-objects), recognizing them as perishable and fear-producing, and turns the mind toward Shiva as Pati, the refuge beyond decay.

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

By implication, Shiva-tattva is the stable, fear-free ground beyond nāśa (destruction). When the pashu sees the insecurity of the world (pāśa), it seeks the deathless Lord (Pati) as the only dependable reality.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A core limb of Pashupata Yoga is emphasized: vairagya (dispassion) through viveka—contemplating the perishability and danger of sense-objects—supporting steadiness in japa, dhyāna, and Shiva-pūjā.