Shloka 24

आचार्य-धर्मलक्षण-श्रद्धाभक्तिप्राधान्यं तथा लिङ्गे ध्यान-पूजाविधानसंकेतः

Adhyaya 10

Devanagari script

निवृत्तः सर्वसङ्गेभ्यो युक्तो योगी प्रकीर्तितः असक्तो भयतो यस्तु विषयेषु विचार्य च

Transliteration

nivṛttaḥ sarvasaṅgebhyo yukto yogī prakīrtitaḥ asakto bhayato yastu viṣayeṣu vicārya ca

Translation

That yogin is proclaimed “yukta” (rightly integrated) who has withdrawn from every attachment. Having reflected upon sense-objects and recognized their danger, he remains unattached—thus loosening the pāśa (bondage) that binds the paśu (individual soul) and turning toward Pati, Lord Śiva.

Word by Word

• निवृत्तः: withdrawn/turned back

• सर्वसङ्गेभ्यः: from all associations and attachments

• युक्तः: disciplined, integrated, rightly joined (to Yoga)

• योगी: yogin

• प्रकीर्तितः: is declared/proclaimed

• असक्तः: unattached/non-clinging

• भयतः: due to fear (of bondage/samsaric harm), seeing danger

• यः तु: who indeed

• विषयेषु: in/with sense-objects

• विचार्य: having examined/reflected

• च: and

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 true worship as inner purification: detachment from saṅga and thoughtful restraint toward sense-objects, making the devotee fit for Śiva-oriented sādhana and Linga-upāsanā.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati, the liberating Lord; when the paśu abandons attachment and fearlessly discriminates, bondage (pāśa) weakens and the soul becomes oriented toward Śiva’s grace and union.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-leaning yoga through vairāgya and viveka: withdrawing from attachments, contemplating the defects in sense-pleasures, and stabilizing disciplined awareness (yukta-yoga).