Shloka 153

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

Devanagari script

क्रमो ऽयं मलपूर्णस्य ज्ञानप्राप्तेर्द्विजोत्तमाः तस्मादनेन मार्गेण त्यक्तसंगो दृढव्रतः

Transliteration

kramo 'yaṃ malapūrṇasya jñānaprāpterdvijottamāḥ tasmādanena mārgeṇa tyaktasaṃgo dṛḍhavrataḥ

Translation

Ô le meilleur des deux-fois-nés, voici la méthode graduée par laquelle un être rempli de mala (impureté) obtient la vraie connaissance. Ainsi, en suivant ce chemin même—renonçant à l’attachement et demeurant ferme dans le vœu—on atteint le jñāna qui conduit le paśu (l’âme liée) vers le Pati (Seigneur Śiva).

Word by Word

• kramaḥ: gradual sequence, step-by-step method

• ayam: this

• mala-pūrṇasya: of one filled with impurity (mala)

• jñāna-prāpteḥ: for the attainment of knowledge

• dvija-uttamāḥ: O best of the twice-born (brahmins)

• tasmāt: therefore

• anena: by this

• mārgeṇa: path, method

• tyakta-saṅgaḥ: one who has abandoned attachment/association (clinging)

• dṛḍha-vrataḥ: firm in vow, steadfast in discipline

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-oriented doctrine within the Linga Purana discourse)

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-centered practice as a disciplined, step-by-step purification: when mala diminishes through steadfast vows and detachment, the devotee becomes fit for Shiva-jñāna, which is the inner purpose of Linga worship.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the goal of knowledge—while the soul is paśu bound by mala; liberation comes not by mere ritual alone but by the dawning of jñāna supported by purification and renunciation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Pāśupata-flavored discipline: tyakta-saṅga (non-attachment) and dṛḍha-vrata (steady observance) as the yogic supports that make the seeker eligible for liberating knowledge.