Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

द्रष्टव्यं चैव श्रोतव्यं घ्रातव्यं च यथाक्रमम् रसितव्यं मुनिश्रेष्ठाः स्पर्शितव्यं तथैव च

Transliteration

draṣṭavyaṃ caiva śrotavyaṃ ghrātavyaṃ ca yathākramam rasitavyaṃ muniśreṣṭhāḥ sparśitavyaṃ tathaiva ca

Translation

Ô meilleurs des sages, qu’on engage les facultés de perception selon leur juste ordre: voir, entendre et sentir; puis goûter et toucher. Ainsi les sens deviennent des instruments disciplinés sur la voie śaiva, et non des liens de pāśa.

Word by Word

• द्रष्टव्यम्: to be seen/one should see

• च एव: and indeed

• श्रोतव्यम्: to be heard/one should hear

• घ्रातव्यम्: to be smelled/one should smell

• च: and

• यथा-क्रमम्: in proper sequence/according to order

• रसितव्यम्: to be tasted/one should taste

• मुनि-श्रेष्ठाः: O best of sages

• स्पर्शितव्यम्: to be touched/one should touch

• तथा एव: likewise/just so

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

FAQs

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

It frames worship as both outer and inner: the devotee must regulate seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching so the senses support Linga-puja (purity, attention, reverence) rather than scatter the mind into bondage (pasha).

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

By implication, Shiva as Pati is approached through purified instruments of knowing; when the senses are ordered and disciplined, the pashu’s awareness becomes fit to recognize Shiva-tattva beyond mere sensory craving.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Indriya-nigraha (sense-discipline) as a Pashupata-oriented yogic support to puja—training perception to remain orderly and sattvic during mantra, dhyana, and offerings.