Shloka 39

मुनिमोहशमनम्

Pāśupata-yoga, Siddhis, Puruṣa-darśana, Saṃsāra, and Prāṇa-Rudra Pañcāhutī

Devanagari script

योगेन पश्येन्न च चक्षुषा पुनर् निरिन्द्रियं पुरुषं रुक्मवर्णम् अलिङ्गिनं निर्गुणं चेतनं च नित्यं सदा सर्वगं सर्वसारम्

Transliteration

yogena paśyenna ca cakṣuṣā punar nirindriyaṃ puruṣaṃ rukmavarṇam aliṅginaṃ nirguṇaṃ cetanaṃ ca nityaṃ sadā sarvagaṃ sarvasāram

Translation

One should behold Him through Yoga—not again by the physical eye: that Puruṣa who is beyond the senses, of golden radiance, without any limiting mark (aliṅgin), beyond the guṇas, pure Consciousness—eternal, ever-present, all-pervading, and the very essence of all.

Word by Word

• योगेन: by Yoga (inner discipline/meditative realization)

• पश्येत्: one should see/realize

• न च: and not

• चक्षुषा: with the (outer) eye

• पुनः: again/merely

• निरिन्द्रियम्: beyond the senses, without sense-organs

• पुरुषम्: the Supreme Person (Pati, Shiva as transcendent Consciousness)

• रुक्मवर्णम्: golden-hued, radiant like pure gold

• अलिङ्गिनम्: without a (limiting) sign/mark, not an objectified linga or attribute

• निर्गुणम्: beyond the three guṇas

• चेतनम्: Conscious, sentient Reality

• च: and

• नित्यम्: eternal

• सदा: always

• सर्वगम्: all-pervading

• सर्वसारम्: the essence of all, the inner core of everything

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva doctrine within the Purva-Bhaga discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It clarifies that the ultimate Linga points beyond external form: the true aim of worship is yogic realization of Pati (Shiva) as all-pervading Consciousness, not mere sensory seeing.

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

Shiva is presented as nirindriya (beyond senses), aliṅgin (without limiting attributes), nirguṇa (beyond prakṛti’s guṇas), and cetana (pure awareness)—the eternal, omnipresent essence in which pashu (the soul) finds liberation from pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pashupata-oriented yoga: turning from outer perception to inner vision through meditation and disciplined awareness, by which the devotee realizes Shiva as the universal, attribute-transcending Reality.