Shloka 120

ध्यानयज्ञः, संसार-विष-निरूपणम्, पाशुपतयोगः, परा-अपरा विद्या, चतुर्वस्था-विचारः (अध्यायः ८६)

Devanagari script

षट्प्रकारं समभ्यस्य चतुःषड्दशभिस् तथा तथा द्वादशधा चैव पुनः षोडशधा क्रमात्

Transliteration

ṣaṭprakāraṃ samabhyasya catuḥṣaḍdaśabhis tathā tathā dvādaśadhā caiva punaḥ ṣoḍaśadhā kramāt

Translation

Having thoroughly mastered the worship in six modes, one should then perform it in the set of twenty-four as well; likewise in twelve divisions, and thereafter again in sixteen—progressively, in due order.

Word by Word

• षट्प्रकारम्: in six kinds/modes

• समभ्यस्य: having fully practiced/mastered

• चतुःषड्दशभिः: by (the set of) twenty-four

• तथा तथा: likewise, in the same manner

• द्वादशधा: in twelvefold divisions

• च एव: and indeed

• पुनः: again/thereafter

• षोडशधा: in sixteenfold divisions

• क्रमात्: step-by-step, in proper sequence

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Linga-puja is to be learned in graded stages—moving from simpler to more complete frameworks—so the devotee’s discipline becomes steady and error-free.

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

By implying an ordered ascent in practice, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who grants siddhi and liberation through regulated sadhana, refining the pashu beyond pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A sequential training in multi-fold puja-vidhi (sixfold, twenty-fourfold, twelvefold, and sixteenfold patterns), aligning ritual precision with inner Pashupata discipline.