Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

तस्मात्त्यागः सदा कार्यस् त्व् अमृतत्वाय योगिना अविरक्तो यतो मर्त्यो नानायोनिषु वर्तते

Transliteration

tasmāttyāgaḥ sadā kāryas tv amṛtatvāya yoginā avirakto yato martyo nānāyoniṣu vartate

Translation

Therefore the yogin should always practise renunciation (tyāga) for the sake of attaining immortality. For the mortal who lacks dispassion continues to wander through many wombs—bound as a paśu by the pāśas of attachment—until he turns toward the Pati, Śiva.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore

• tyāgaḥ: renunciation, relinquishment

• sadā: always

• kāryaḥ: to be done, should be practised

• tu: indeed

• amṛtatvāya: for immortality, for deathlessness (mokṣa)

• yoginā: by the yogin

• aviraktaḥ: not dispassionate, without vairāgya

• yataḥ: because, for

• martyaḥ: mortal being

• nānā-yoniṣu: in various wombs/birth-states

• vartate: remains, continues, goes on

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teaching 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 Linga-devotion as inner tyāga: offering attachment into Śiva (Pati). Without dispassion, external worship alone does not cut the pāśas that keep the paśu cycling through births.

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

Śiva is implied as Amṛta (deathless reality) and Pati—the liberating Lord. Turning toward Him through renunciation leads beyond mortality and saṁsāra.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Vairāgya-based yoga (tyāga as a constant discipline) is emphasized—core to a Pāśupata orientation where detachment weakens bondage and supports steady Śiva-anusandhāna (contemplation of Śiva).