Shloka 143

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

Devanagari script

संसारविषतप्तानां ज्ञानध्यानामृतेन वै प्रतीकारः समाख्यातो नान्यथा द्विजसत्तमाः

Transliteration

saṃsāraviṣataptānāṃ jñānadhyānāmṛtena vai pratīkāraḥ samākhyāto nānyathā dvijasattamāḥ

Translation

Oh los más excelsos de los dos veces nacidos, para los seres abrasados por el veneno del saṃsāra, el remedio se declara como el néctar del conocimiento espiritual y de la contemplación meditativa; no hay otra cura.

Word by Word

• संसार (saṃsāra): transmigratory existence

• विष (viṣa): poison

• तप्तानाम् (taptānām): of those scorched/afflicted

• ज्ञान (jñāna): liberating knowledge (of Pati–Pashu–Pāśa)

• ध्यान (dhyāna): meditation/contemplation (on Śiva-tattva)

• अमृतेन (amṛtena): by nectar/immortalizing essence

• वै (vai): indeed

• प्रतीकारः (pratīkāraḥ): remedy/countermeasure

• समाख्यातः (samākhyātaḥ): declared/expounded

• न (na): not

• अन्यथा (anyathā): otherwise

• द्विजसत्तमाः (dvijasattamāḥ): O best of the twice-born (brāhmaṇa sages).

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 places inner sādhana at the center: Linga-pūjā becomes fruitful when joined to jñāna (right understanding of Śiva as Pati) and dhyāna (steady contemplation), which alone neutralize the ‘poison’ of saṃsāra.

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

By implying Śiva as the sole antidote to bondage: when the Pashu (soul) gains jñāna and dhyāna oriented to Pati (Śiva), the Pāśa (bonds) are countered—indicating Śiva-tattva as the liberating principle.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-oriented jñāna and dhyāna: disciplined meditation on Śiva (often supported by Linga-upāsanā) as the practical remedy for worldly bondage.