Shloka 58

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

Devanagari script

अनपावृतमद्वैतं तदनन्तमगोचरम् असंवृतं तदात्मैकं परा विद्या न चान्यथा

Transliteration

anapāvṛtamadvaitaṃ tadanantamagocaram asaṃvṛtaṃ tadātmaikaṃ parā vidyā na cānyathā

Translation

Supreme Knowledge is that Reality which is unobscured and non-dual (advaita)—endless and beyond the reach of the senses; unveiled, and one with the Self (Ātman). This alone is the higher wisdom, and nothing else.

Word by Word

• anapāvṛtam: unobscured, not covered

• advaitam: non-dual

• tat: that (Supreme Reality)

• anantam: endless, infinite

• agocaram: beyond the senses and mind’s range

• asaṁvṛtam: unveiled, not concealed

• tad-ātma-ekam: one with That as the Self / having That as the one Self

• parā vidyā: higher knowledge, liberating wisdom

• na: not

• ca: and

• anyathā: otherwise, in any other way

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching as transmitted in the Linga Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It defines the inner aim of Linga-puja: not merely external offering, but realization of the infinite, unobscured Shiva (Pati) who is beyond sensory grasp—making worship culminate in para-vidya (liberating knowledge).

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as advaita (non-dual), ananta (infinite), agocara (beyond sense-mind), and asaṁvṛta (unveiled). Knowing Shiva is knowing the Self as one with That Reality—this is the mark of the Supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes jnana-yoga within Shaiva practice: inward contemplation that pierces pasha (bondage) and reveals the pashu (soul) as oriented to Pati—supporting Pashupata-style interiorization of worship beyond mere outer rites.