Shloka 69

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

Devanagari script

वर्तमानस्तदा तस्य जाग्रदित्यभिधीयते मनोबुद्धिर् अहङ्कारं चित्तं चेति चतुष्टयम्

Transliteration

vartamānastadā tasya jāgradityabhidhīyate manobuddhir ahaṅkāraṃ cittaṃ ceti catuṣṭayam

Translation

Lorsque l’être incarné est engagé dans la condition présente (extérieure), cet état est nommé « veille » (jāgrat). En lui opère l’instrument intérieur quadruple : manas (mental), buddhi (intellect), ahaṅkāra (sens du “moi”) et citta, réceptacle des impressions.

Word by Word

• वर्तमानः: being present/operating in the present (external engagement)

• तदा: then/at that time

• तस्य: of that (embodied being/jīva)

• जाग्रत् इति: as ‘waking’

• अभिधीयते: is designated/called

• मनः: mind (doubts, options)

• बुद्धिः: intellect (decisive discernment)

• अहङ्कारम्: ego-principle (I-notion)

• चित्तम्: mind-stuff/latent impressions

• च: and

• इति: thus

• चतुष्टयम्: the set of four

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It clarifies the waking-state workings of the paśu (individual soul) through the fourfold inner instrument; Linga worship and Pāśupata-oriented practice aim to purify and transcend these instruments so awareness can rest in Pati (Shiva).

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

By implication, Shiva-tattva stands beyond jāgrat and beyond the changing functions of manas, buddhi, ahaṅkāra, and citta; these belong to the conditioned paśu under pāśa, while Pati is the illuminator and liberator.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A yogic insight is emphasized: observe the fourfold antaḥkaraṇa in the waking state as a field of bondage (pāśa) and cultivate discrimination and inward turning—supportive of Pāśupata Yoga and Shaiva contemplation during Linga-pūjā.