Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 125

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

Devanagari script

मद्रक्तश्चाभ्यसेद्ध्यानं गुरुसंपर्कजं ध्रुवम् न बुध्यति तथा ध्याता स्थाप्य चित्तं द्विजोत्तमाः

Transliteration

madraktaścābhyaseddhyānaṃ gurusaṃparkajaṃ dhruvam na budhyati tathā dhyātā sthāpya cittaṃ dvijottamāḥ

Translation

Oh, el mejor de los nacidos dos veces: sólo quien me es devoto debe practicar la meditación firme que nace de la comunión con el Gurú. De otro modo, aunque el meditador fije la mente, no comprende de verdad la Realidad (tattva).

Word by Word

• mad-raktaḥ: devoted to Me (Śiva)

• ca: and

• abhyaset: should practice

• dhyānam: meditation

• guru-saṃparkajam: born of contact/communion with the Guru

• dhruvam: firm, steady, certain

• na: not

• budhyati: understands, realizes

• tathā: thus/even so

• dhyātā: the meditator

• sthāpya: having fixed/established

• cittam: the mind

• dvija-uttamāḥ: O best of Brāhmaṇas (twice-born).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s teaching within the Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Guru

FAQs

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

It teaches that inner Linga-worship (dhyāna of Pati, Śiva) becomes effective only when grounded in devotion and authenticated by the Guru-connection; mere mental concentration without that link does not yield true realization.

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

Śiva-tattva is not grasped by technique alone; it is realized through grace-bearing means—bhakti to Pati and Guru-saṃparka—by which the pashu (bound soul) is led beyond pāśa (bondage) into true understanding.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Guru-rooted dhyāna: steady meditation arising from initiation/communion with the Guru, supported by devotion to Śiva—an essential principle in Pāśupata-oriented practice.