Shloka 77

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

Devanagari script

आदातव्यं च गन्तव्यं विसर्गायितमेव च आनन्दितव्यमित्येते ह्य् अधिभूतमनुक्रमात्

Transliteration

ādātavyaṃ ca gantavyaṃ visargāyitameva ca ānanditavyamityete hy adhibhūtamanukramāt

Translation

En la debida secuencia dentro del adhibhūta (el ámbito de la experiencia burda y elemental), han de emprenderse: recibir lo que corresponde tomar, avanzar hacia lo que debe alcanzarse, soltar/expeler, y por último regocijarse, reposando en el deleite.

Word by Word

• ādātavyam: that which is to be taken/received

• ca: and

• gantavyam: that which is to be gone to/attained

• visargāyitam: that which is like visarga—release, emission, letting go

• eva: indeed/only

• ca: and

• ānanditavyam: that which is to be delighted in/rejoiced in

• iti: thus

• ete: these

• hi: indeed

• adhibhūtam: pertaining to the gross-elemental domain (adhibhūta)

• anukramāt: in order/according to sequence

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching within the Linga Purana’s cosmological/experiential framework)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames embodied practice (adhibhūta) as a disciplined sequence—taking up offerings or duties, proceeding in ritual intent, releasing (tyāga/visarga) and culminating in ānanda—supporting Linga-puja as a path that refines gross action into Shiva-oriented worship.

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

By placing ānanda as the culmination beyond gross processes, it hints that Shiva-tattva is the ultimate ground of bliss (Pati), while the pashu’s embodied cycles of taking and releasing belong to the adhibhūta level and are to be ordered toward liberation from pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A practical karmic-yogic sequencing: accept what is to be accepted (including mantra/vrata/offerings), proceed in right action, perform visarga (letting go—offering, surrender, or regulated emission), and stabilize the mind in ānanda—an orientation compatible with Pashupata discipline.