Shloka 5

योगान्तरायाः, औपसर्गिकसिद्धयः, परवैराग्येन शैवप्रसादः

Devanagari script

इदं वेत्युभयस्पृक्तं विज्ञानं स्थानसंशयः अनवस्थितचित्तत्वम् अप्रतिष्ठा हि योगिनः

Transliteration

idaṃ vetyubhayaspṛktaṃ vijñānaṃ sthānasaṃśayaḥ anavasthitacittatvam apratiṣṭhā hi yoginaḥ

Translation

Este llamado ‘saber’ está mezclado con la dualidad; se vuelve mera cognición enredada en opuestos. De ahí nace la duda acerca del propio estado verdadero, una mente inestable y—para el yogui—la falta de firme establecimiento. Sólo cuando el paśu reposa en el Pati (Śiva) se hace posible la estabilidad.

Word by Word

• idam: this

• veti: (one) knows/understands

• ubhaya-spṛktam: touched by both (sides), mixed with duality

• vijñānam: discriminative cognition/knowledge

• sthāna: state, position, spiritual ground

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt

• anavasthita: unstable, not settled

• cittatvam: condition of mind/mentality

• apratiṣṭhā: lack of foundation, non-establishment

• hi: indeed

• yoginaḥ: of the yogin/for the practitioner of yoga

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching within the Linga Purana’s yoga context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames why the yogin needs an unwavering support: duality-born doubt makes the mind unstable; the Linga, as the sign of Pati (Śiva), functions as a stabilizing focus for devotion and inner absorption.

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

By implication, Śiva is the non-dual ground beyond ‘both’ (ubhaya). When knowledge is mixed with opposites it cannot establish the soul; Shiva-tattva is the steady foundation in which the Pashu becomes firmly grounded.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Yogic steadiness (citta-sthairya) through withdrawing from dualistic fluctuations and taking refuge in Pati—practically supported by Linga-upāsanā (focused worship/meditation on the Linga) to overcome doubt and instability.