Shloka 52

अध्याय 91: अरिष्ट-लक्षण, मृत्यु-संस्कार, पाशुपत-धारणा तथा ओङ्कार-उपासना

Devanagari script

मात्रा चार्धं च तिस्रस्तु विज्ञेयाः परमार्थतः तत्प्रयुक्तस्तु यो योगी तस्य सालोक्यमाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

mātrā cārdhaṃ ca tisrastu vijñeyāḥ paramārthataḥ tatprayuktastu yo yogī tasya sālokyamāpnuyāt

Translation

In the highest sense, one should truly understand the three measures (mātrā-s) and the half-measure. The yogin who applies that discipline of measured sacred utterance attains sālokya—dwelling in the same divine realm as Lord Śiva, the Pati who liberates the bound paśu from pāśa.

Word by Word

• मात्राः (mātrāḥ): measures/units of time in recitation

• च (ca): and

• अर्धम् (ardham): half (half-measure)

• च (ca): and

• तिस्रः (tisraḥ): three

• तु (tu): indeed

• विज्ञेयाः (vijñeyāḥ): to be known/understood

• परमार्थतः (paramārthataḥ): in the highest truth/in the ultimate sense

• तत् (tat): that

• प्रयुक्तः (prayuktaḥ): applied/put into practice

• तु (tu): indeed

• यः (yaḥ): who

• योगी (yogī): yogin/practitioner

• तस्य (tasya): for him/of him

• सालोक्यम् (sālokyam): residing in the same world/realm (as the Lord)

• आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt): may attain.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links outer devotion to inner discipline: correct, measured mantra-recitation (mātrā and half-mātrā) refines the worshipper’s consciousness, making Linga-pūjā a yogic means toward Śiva’s realm (sālokya).

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the Lord whose sphere is attainable when the pashu (individual soul) practices the right saṃskāra of mantra and yoga, loosening pāśa (bondage) through disciplined application.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-japa with precise timing—knowing the three mātrā-s and the half-mātrā—presented as a Pāśupata-oriented yogic discipline that culminates in sālokya-mukti.