Shloka 10

आचार्य-धर्मलक्षण-श्रद्धाभक्तिप्राधान्यं तथा लिङ्गे ध्यान-पूजाविधानसंकेतः

Adhyaya 10

Devanagari script

यतमानो यतिः साधुः स्मृतो योगस्य साधनात् एवमाश्रमधर्माणां साधनात्साधवः स्मृताः

Transliteration

yatamāno yatiḥ sādhuḥ smṛto yogasya sādhanāt evamāśramadharmāṇāṃ sādhanātsādhavaḥ smṛtāḥ

Translation

યોગની સાધનામાં યત્નશીલ યતિ ‘સાધુ’ તરીકે સ્મૃત છે. એ જ રીતે આશ્રમધર્મોનું સમ્યક્ સાધન કરવાથી પણ સાધુઓ સ્મૃત થાય છે—જે પશુ (જીવ)ને શુદ્ધ કરી પતિ (શિવ) તરફ ઉન્મુખ કરે છે.

Word by Word

• यतमानः: one who strives/endeavors

• यतिः: ascetic, renunciant

• साधुः: virtuous person, saint

• स्मृतः: is regarded/remembered

• योगस्य: of Yoga

• साधनात्: from practice/means of accomplishment

• एवम्: thus/in the same way

• आश्रमधर्माणाम्: of the duties of the life-stages (āśramas)

• साधनात्: by the disciplined practice

• साधवः: the virtuous/saints

• स्मृताः: are regarded/declared

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching within the Linga Purana context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames true saintliness as sādhanā—disciplined practice—so Linga worship is validated not merely as ritual, but as a yogic discipline that purifies the soul (pashu) and orients it toward Śiva (Pati).

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

By implying Śiva as the supreme goal (Pati) of yoga and dharma: the soul becomes ‘sādhu’ when its practices steadily turn it from bondage (pāśa) toward the Lord who grants clarity and liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Persistent yogic sādhanā and faithful observance of āśrama-dharma—presented as complementary disciplines that mature into Shaiva spiritual attainment (aligned with Pāśupata-oriented effort).