Shloka 137

ध्यानयोगेन रुद्रदर्शनम् — रुद्रावतार-परिवर्तक्रमः, लकुली (कायावतार), पाशुपतयोगः, लिङ्गार्चन-निष्ठा

Devanagari script

यदाचरेत्तपश्चायं सर्वद्वन्द्वविवर्जितम् तदा स मुक्तो मन्तव्यः पक्वं फलमिव स्थितः

Transliteration

yadācarettapaścāyaṃ sarvadvandvavivarjitam tadā sa mukto mantavyaḥ pakvaṃ phalamiva sthitaḥ

Translation

Lorsque l’on pratique ce tapas, affranchi de toutes les paires d’opposés —plaisir et douleur, louange et blâme— alors il faut le tenir pour libéré : stable comme un fruit parfaitement mûr.

Word by Word

• yadā: when

• caret: one practises/undertakes

• tapaḥ: austerity, disciplined spiritual heat

• ca: and

• ayam: this

• sarva: all

• dvandva: pairs of opposites (pleasure/pain etc.)

• vivarjitam: devoid of, free from

• tadā: then

• saḥ: he

• muktaḥ: liberated, released (from pāśa/bondage)

• mantavyaḥ: should be regarded/known

• pakvam: ripened

• phalam: fruit

• iva: like

• sthitaḥ: abiding, established

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Linga Purana teachings to the sages of Naimisharanya; verse expresses the Shaiva criterion of mukti through dvandva-rahitatva)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer worship matures into inner Linga-worship: the devotee becomes dvandva-free, and that equanimity is itself a sign that the pashu is loosening the pasha under Pati (Shiva).

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the state beyond dualities; when the seeker abides without dvandvas through disciplined tapas, he aligns with the non-dual, steady reality presided over by Pati—Shiva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pashupata-oriented tapas with dvandva-tyaga (renunciation of reactive duality) is highlighted—an inner yogic discipline where steadiness indicates approaching or attaining mukti.