Shloka 24

अग्नित्रय-पितृवंश-रुद्रसृष्टि-वैराग्योपदेशः

Devanagari script

विमुख्यो विगुणत्यागो विज्ञानस्याविचारतः तस्य चास्य च संधानं प्रसादात्परमेष्ठिनः

Transliteration

vimukhyo viguṇatyāgo vijñānasyāvicārataḥ tasya cāsya ca saṃdhānaṃ prasādātparameṣṭhinaḥ

Translation

Turning away from the worldly, abandoning defective qualities, and not dwelling in mere deliberation upon intellectual knowledge—between “That” (the higher Reality) and “this” (the individual self), true integration is attained by the grace of the Supreme Lord, Parameṣṭhin, the Pati.

Word by Word

• vimukhyaḥ: turning away, becoming averse (to saṃsāra)

• viguṇa-tyāgaḥ: abandonment of bad/defective qualities

• vijñānasya: of (mere) intellectual knowledge/discriminative cognition

• avicārataḥ: by non-rumination/non-argumentation (not getting lost in mental analysis)

• tasya: of that (Supreme/parama-tattva)

• ca: and

• asya: of this (individual/pashu)

• ca: and

• saṃdhānam: joining, integration, true connection

• prasādāt: by grace, by favor

• parameṣṭhinaḥ: of Parameṣṭhin, the Supreme Lord (Shiva as Pati).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching within the Linga Purana’s Shaiva framework)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-upāsanā as an inner transformation: turning away from saṃsāra, abandoning viguṇas (faults), and relying on Shiva’s prasāda—through which the devotee’s consciousness becomes aligned with the Supreme.

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

Shiva is implied as Parameṣṭhin—the Pati whose grace alone accomplishes the saṃdhāna (true union/integration) between the limited pashu (individual self) and the higher tattva beyond conceptual thought.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Pāśupata-style sādhana is indicated: vairāgya (vimukhatā), guṇa-śuddhi (viguṇa-tyāga), and quieting over-analysis (avicāra) so that Shiva’s grace can reveal the inner connection to Pati.