Shloka 102

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

Devanagari script

अपरामृष्टमद्यैव विज्ञेयं मुक्तिदं त्विदम् अज्ञानमलपूर्वत्वात् पुरुषो मलिनः स्मृतः

Transliteration

aparāmṛṣṭamadyaiva vijñeyaṃ muktidaṃ tvidam ajñānamalapūrvatvāt puruṣo malinaḥ smṛtaḥ

Translation

De même qu’une liqueur non sanctifiée par le contact (des rites purificateurs) doit être tenue pour impropre, de même cet enseignement doit être connu comme dispensateur de délivrance : car le puruṣa incarné, d’abord recouvert par l’impureté de l’ignorance (ajñāna-mala), est dit « souillé ».

Word by Word

• अपरामृष्ट (aparāmṛṣṭa): not touched/unsanctified

• मद्य (madya): liquor/intoxicant

• एव (eva): just so/indeed

• विज्ञेयम् (vijñeyam): should be known/understood

• मुक्तिदम् (muktidam): bestowing liberation

• तु (tu): but/indeed

• इदम् (idam): this (teaching)

• अज्ञान (ajñāna): ignorance

• मल (mala): impurity/defilement

• पूर्वत्वात् (pūrvatvāt): because it is prior/primary

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ): the soul/individual self

• मलिनः (malinaḥ): impure/stained

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ): is said/remembered in tradition

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva doctrine as received in the Linga Purana tradition)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-worship and Shaiva practice as a sanctifying process: the pashu (soul) is naturally covered by mala (impurity), and only through Shiva-oriented purification and right knowledge does one become fit for moksha.

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

By implying liberation comes through the muktida (liberation-giving) Shaiva teaching, it points to Shiva as Pati—the pure Lord whose grace and knowledge remove the soul’s ajñāna-mala and end bondage.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights the principle of sanctification (saṃskāra/śuddhi) and inner purification: in Pashupata-oriented discipline, impurity (mala) is removed through Shiva-bhakti, mantra, and right knowledge leading to liberation.