Shloka 29

Adhyaya 89: शौचाचारलक्षणम् — सदाचार, भैक्ष्यचर्या, प्रायश्चित्त, द्रव्यशुद्धि, आशौच-निर्णय

Devanagari script

समाहितो ब्रह्मपरो ऽप्रमादी शुचिस् तथैकान्तरतिर् जितेन्द्रियः /* समाप्नुयाद्योगमिमं महात्मा महर्षयश्चैवम् अनिन्दितामलाः

Transliteration

samāhito brahmaparo 'pramādī śucis tathaikāntaratir jitendriyaḥ /* samāpnuyādyogamimaṃ mahātmā maharṣayaścaivam aninditāmalāḥ

Translation

L’esprit recueilli, voué au Brahman suprême—toujours vigilant, pur, goûtant l’absorption solitaire et maître des sens—le chercheur à la grande âme atteint ce Yoga. Ainsi les grands ṛṣi, sans tache et sans blâme, l’accomplissent eux aussi, par une orientation à point unique vers le Seigneur Pati (Śiva), qui desserre les liens (pāśa) pesant sur le paśu (l’âme).

Word by Word

• समाहितः: mentally collected, absorbed

• ब्रह्मपरः: devoted to Brahman/the Supreme Lord

• अप्रमादी: vigilant, not negligent

• शुचिः: pure (in conduct and mind)

• तथा: and also

• एकान्तरतिः: delighting in solitude/single-pointed inwardness

• जितेन्द्रियः: conqueror of the senses

• समाप्नुयात्: would attain/fully reach

• योगम्: Yoga (discipline of union)

• इमम्: this

• महात्मा: great-souled one

• महर्षयः: great seers

• च: and

• एवम्: in this manner

• अनिन्दितामलाः: spotless, free from blame/impurity.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching as part of the Linga Purana’s yogic instruction)

Characters & Entities

• Mahadeva (as the implied Pati/Brahman)
• Maharishis

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-oriented devotion as an inner discipline: purity, vigilance, sense-mastery, and one-pointed absorption are presented as the qualifying sadhana by which the worshipper (paśu) becomes fit for Shiva’s grace (Pati), beyond mere external ritual.

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

By calling the goal “Brahman” and praising Brahma-parāyaṇatā, it aligns Shiva with the Supreme Reality—the Pati who is realized through concentrated yoga, and whose realization dissolves pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Pāśupata-leaning yogic regimen: samādhāna (collected mind), śauca (purity), apramāda (vigilance), indriya-jaya (sense-restraint), and ekānta (solitary, single-pointed meditation) culminating in attainment of yoga.