Shloka 2

प्रसाद-ज्ञान-योग-मोक्षक्रमः तथा व्यास-रुद्रावतार-मन्वन्तर-परम्परा

Devanagari script

योगिनः सर्वतत्त्वज्ञाः परं वैराग्यमास्थिताः

Transliteration

yoginaḥ sarvatattvajñāḥ paraṃ vairāgyamāsthitāḥ

Translation

The yogins—knowers of all tattvas—abide in supreme dispassion, having turned away from pāśa (bondage) and resting in orientation toward Pati, the Supreme Lord.

Word by Word

• योगिनः: yogins, disciplined contemplatives

• सर्व-तत्त्व-ज्ञाः: knowers of all tattvas/principles (from gross elements to subtle reality)

• परम्: supreme, highest

• वैराग्यम्: dispassion, detachment from objects and egoic grasping

• आस्थिताः: having taken refuge in/established in, abiding

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

FAQs

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

It frames true Linga-oriented devotion as inner transformation: knowing tattvas and cultivating supreme vairagya, so the pashu (soul) loosens pasha (bondage) and becomes fit for Shiva (Pati).

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

By implication, Shiva is the transcendent Pati beyond tattvas; yogins study and transcend the tattvic field through dispassion, moving toward Shiva-tattva as the liberating reality.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pashupata-oriented yoga: tattva-viveka (discernment of principles) joined with vairagya (detachment), the inner discipline that supports effective Shiva-puja and realization.