Shloka 66

योगान्तरायाः, औपसर्गिकसिद्धयः, परवैराग्येन शैवप्रसादः

Devanagari script

तस्य प्रसादाद्धर्मश् च ऐश्वर्यं ज्ञानमेव च वैराग्यमपवर्गश् च नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

tasya prasādāddharmaś ca aiśvaryaṃ jñānameva ca vairāgyamapavargaś ca nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

Durch Seine Gnade entstehen Dharma, herrscherliche Macht (aiśvarya), wahres Wissen, Entsagung (vairāgya) und sogar apavarga — die endgültige Befreiung. Daran ist weder zu zweifeln noch weiter zu erwägen.

Word by Word

• तस्य (tasya): of Him (of Shiva, the Pati)

• प्रसादात् (prasādāt): from grace, from benediction

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ): righteousness, sacred duty

• च (ca): and

• ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam): sovereignty, divine lordship, spiritual power

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam): liberating knowledge (jñāna)

• एव (eva): indeed, alone/emphatically

• वैराग्यम् (vairāgyam): dispassion, detachment

• अपवर्गः (apavargaḥ): liberation, release from bondage (pāśa)

• च (ca): and

• न (na): not

• अत्र (atra): here, in this matter

• कार्या (kāryā): to be done/necessary

• विचारणा (vicāraṇā): consideration, doubt, debate

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It states that all core attainments—dharma, spiritual sovereignty (aiśvarya), liberating knowledge, detachment, and moksha—ultimately arise from Shiva’s prasada; thus Linga-worship is framed as a direct means to receive the Lord’s grace that cuts pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (soul).

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

Shiva is implied as Pati, the sovereign bestower whose grace is the decisive cause behind both worldly excellence and transcendence; liberation (apavarga) is not merely self-produced but flowers through the Lord’s anugraha (saving grace).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights reliance on Shiva’s prasada as the heart of practice—typical of Pashupata-oriented Shaiva discipline—where puja, japa, and inner contemplation are aimed at receiving grace that ripens into jñāna and vairāgya, culminating in apavarga.