Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 118

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

Devanagari script

ज्ञानिनः सर्वपापानि जीर्यन्ते नात्र संशयः क्रीडन्नपि न लिप्येत पापैर्नानाविधैरपि

Transliteration

jñāninaḥ sarvapāpāni jīryante nātra saṃśayaḥ krīḍannapi na lipyeta pāpairnānāvidhairapi

Translation

Para el jñānin, todos los pecados se consumen y se desgastan: de ello no hay duda. Aun cuando actúe en el mundo como quien juega, no queda manchado por pecados de muchas clases.

Word by Word

• ज्ञानिनः: of the knower (one established in true knowledge)

• सर्व-पापानि: all sins/all demerit

• जीर्यन्ते: are digested away/are exhausted

• न: not

• अत्र: here/in this matter

• संशयः: doubt

• क्रीडन् अपि: even while playing/acting freely

• न लिप्येत: is not smeared/tainted (not bound)

• पापैः: by sins

• नाना-विधैः अपि: even of various kinds

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga worship as leading to Shiva-tattva-jñāna, where papa (demerit) is exhausted and the devotee is no longer inwardly stained even amid outward activity.

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

By implication, Shiva as Pati grants liberating knowledge that dissolves pasha (bondage); when the pashu abides in that jñāna, karmic stain cannot adhere.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The focus is jñāna-yoga aligned with Pāśupata intent: inner realization (supported by Shiva-bhakti and Linga-upāsanā) that burns karmic impurities rather than mere external ritual alone.