Shloka 13

Adhyaya 8: Yogasthanas, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama-Siddhi, and Shiva-Dhyana leading to Samadhi

Devanagari script

दृष्टं श्रुतं चानुमितं स्वानुभूतं यथार्थतः कथनं सत्यमित्युक्तं परपीडाविवर्जितम्

Transliteration

dṛṣṭaṃ śrutaṃ cānumitaṃ svānubhūtaṃ yathārthataḥ kathanaṃ satyamityuktaṃ parapīḍāvivarjitam

Translation

Truth is declared to be speech that accurately states what is seen, heard, inferred, and directly realized—spoken as it truly is, and entirely free from causing harm to others.

Word by Word

• दृष्टम्: what is seen/perceived

• श्रुतम्: what is heard/received by testimony

• च: and

• अनुमितम्: what is inferred

• स्व-अनुभूतम्: what is personally experienced/directly realized

• यथा-अर्थतः: in accordance with the real meaning/as it truly is

• कथनम्: statement/speaking

• सत्यम्: truth

• इति: thus

• उक्तम्: is said/declared

• पर-पीडा: harm to others

• विवर्जितम्: devoid of/avoiding completely

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating dharma-teachings within the Purva-Bhaga discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames a core vow for the Linga-bhakta: speech must align with reality (pramāṇa) and remain non-injurious, supporting purity needed for Shiva-puja and inner worship.

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

By defining truth as grounded in right knowledge and compassion, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the supreme consciousness who is both the source of true knowing and the upholder of dharma that frees the pashu from pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Vāk-saṃyama (discipline of speech) allied with ahiṃsā—an ethical limb of Pashupata-oriented sādhanā that stabilizes the mind for mantra, japa, and Linga-upāsanā.