Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 126

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

Devanagari script

न चाभिमन्यते योगी न पश्यति समन्ततः न घ्राति न शृणोत्येव लीनः स्वात्मनि यः स्वयम्

Transliteration

na cābhimanyate yogī na paśyati samantataḥ na ghrāti na śṛṇotyeva līnaḥ svātmani yaḥ svayam

Translation

The yogin does not assume egoic self-identification; he does not look outward in any direction. He does not smell, nor does he even hear—he who, by himself, is absorbed into his own Self. Thus the bound soul, ceasing outward-going cognition, turns from pāśa toward the inner realization of Pati.

Word by Word

• na: not

• ca: and

• abhimanyate: thinks with ego / identifies (as 'I' and 'mine')

• yogī: the yogin

• na paśyati: does not see

• samantataḥ: on all sides / everywhere outwardly

• na ghrāti: does not smell

• na śṛṇoti eva: does not hear indeed

• līnaḥ: dissolved / merged / absorbed

• sva-ātmani: in one’s own Self

• yaḥ: who

• svayam: by himself / of his own accord

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching as part of the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames true Linga-worship as inner absorption: the devotee-yogin withdraws the senses and ego so the Linga is realized as Shiva (Pati) within, not merely approached as an external object.

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

By implying that when outward cognition and ego subside, the Self-luminosity that remains is aligned with Shiva-tattva—Pati, the inwardly realized consciousness beyond sensory movement.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pratyāhāra leading into samādhi: the yogin’s senses (smell, hearing, sight) and egoic appropriation are stilled, characteristic of Pāśupata-oriented inner discipline.