Shloka 41

मुनिमोहशमनम्

Pāśupata-yoga, Siddhis, Puruṣa-darśana, Saṃsāra, and Prāṇa-Rudra Pañcāhutī

Devanagari script

पश्यत्यचक्षुः स शृणोत्यकर्णो न चास्त्यबुद्धं न च बुद्धिर् अस्ति /* स वेद सर्वं न च सर्ववेद्यं तमाहुरग्र्यं पुरुषं महान्तम्

Transliteration

paśyatyacakṣuḥ sa śṛṇotyakarṇo na cāstyabuddhaṃ na ca buddhir asti /* sa veda sarvaṃ na ca sarvavedyaṃ tamāhuragryaṃ puruṣaṃ mahāntam

Translation

Él ve sin ojos; Él oye sin oídos. En Él no hay torpeza ni tampoco intelecto limitado. Él lo conoce todo, y sin embargo no es un objeto plenamente cognoscible por todos. A Él lo proclaman como el Primero, el Gran Puruṣa—Śiva, el supremo Pati más allá de los sentidos y de la mente.

Word by Word

• पश्यति (paśyati): sees

• अचक्षुः (acakṣuḥ): without eyes

• सः (saḥ): He

• शृणोति (śṛṇoti): hears

• अकर्णः (akarṇaḥ): without ears

• न (na): not

• च (ca): and

• अस्ति (asti): exists/is

• अबुद्धम् (abuddham): non-intelligence/insentience

• न (na): not

• च (ca): and

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ): intellect/discriminative faculty

• अस्ति (asti): exists/is

• सः (saḥ): He

• वेद (veda): knows

• सर्वम् (sarvam): all

• न (na): not

• च (ca): and

• सर्ववेद्यम् (sarva-vedyam): wholly knowable as an object by everyone

• तम् (tam): Him

• आहुः (āhuḥ): they call/proclaim

• अग्र्यम् (agryam): foremost/supreme

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam): Person/Supreme Being

• महान्तम् (mahāntam): Great, vast, exalted.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Purāṇic doctrine to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It establishes that the Liṅga signifies Śiva beyond sense-organs and mental constructs—worship is directed to the transcendent Pati, not merely to a visible form.

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

Śiva is portrayed as all-knowing yet not fully objectifiable—He functions beyond eyes and ears, beyond limited buddhi, indicating the supreme consciousness that transcends pramāṇa-bound knowing.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It points to Pāśupata-oriented inner contemplation: turning from indriya-based perception toward jñāna and dhyāna that recognize Śiva as the transcendent Pati beyond the mind.