Shloka 41
Adhyaya 8: Yogasthanas, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama-Siddhi, and Shiva-Dhyana leading to Samadhi
Devanagari script
शिवज्ञानं गुरोर्भक्तिर् अचला सुप्रतिष्ठिता निग्रहो ह्यपहृत्याशु प्रसक्तानीन्द्रियाणि च
Transliteration
śivajñānaṃ gurorbhaktir acalā supratiṣṭhitā nigraho hyapahṛtyāśu prasaktānīndriyāṇi ca
Translation
La connaissance inébranlable de Śiva et la dévotion au Guru, stable et solidement établie—avec la maîtrise de soi, retirant promptement les sens qui se ruent vers leurs objets—telle est la discipline qui mène le paśu (l’âme liée) vers Pati (le Seigneur).
Word by Word
शिवज्ञानम् (śivajñānam)knowledge/realization of Śiva
शिवज्ञानम् (śivajñānam):
गुरोः (guroḥ)of the Guru
गुरोः (guroḥ):
भक्तिः (bhaktiḥ)devotion
भक्तिः (bhaktiḥ):
अचला (acalā)unmoving, unwavering
अचला (acalā):
सुप्रतिष्ठिता (supratiṣṭhitā)firmly established
सुप्रतिष्ठिता (supratiṣṭhitā):
निग्रहः (nigrahaḥ)restraint, control
निग्रहः (nigrahaḥ):
हि (hi)indeed
हि (hi):
अपहृत्य (apahṛtya)having drawn back/withdrawn
अपहृत्य (apahṛtya):
आशु (āśu)quickly
आशु (āśu):
प्रसक्तानि (prasaktāni)attached, rushing toward (objects)
प्रसक्तानि (prasaktāni):
इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi)senses
इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi):
च (ca)and
च (ca):
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva discipline within the Purva-Bhaga teaching flow)