Shloka 5

Devanagari script

सायुज्यं ब्रह्मणो याति तेन सन्तः प्रचक्षते दशात्मके ये विषये साधने चाष्टलक्षणे

Transliteration

sāyujyaṃ brahmaṇo yāti tena santaḥ pracakṣate daśātmake ye viṣaye sādhane cāṣṭalakṣaṇe

Translation

એ સાધનાથી બ્રહ્મ સાથે સાયુજ્ય—પૂર્ણ એકત્વ—પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે; તેથી સંતો એમ કહે છે. આ તત્ત્વનો દશાત્મક વિષય છે અને સાધના અષ્ટલક્ષણોથી યુક્ત છે.

Word by Word

• सायुज्यम्: sāyujya, intimate union (liberative identity)

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahman/the Supreme Reality

• याति: attains, goes to

• तेन: by that (means/practice)

• सन्तः: the realized, the good/saints

• प्रचक्षते: proclaim, declare

• दशात्मके: tenfold in nature, consisting of ten aspects

• ये: which/that

• विषये: in the domain/subject-matter (viṣaya)

• साधने: in the means of realization/spiritual discipline

• च: and

• अष्टलक्षणे: possessing eight characteristics/marks (aṣṭa-lakṣaṇa)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahman

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva-oriented sādhana as a complete path whose goal is sāyujya (liberative union), implying that Linga-upāsanā is not merely ritual but a structured discipline with defined marks leading beyond pāśa (bondage).

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

By linking liberation to union with Brahman, it points to Shiva-tattva as the Supreme (Pati) who is realized as Brahman; the pashu (soul) attains consummation by transcending limitations through that Shiva-centered discipline.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights a formal sādhana described as “aṣṭa-lakṣaṇa” (eight-marked discipline) within a “daśātmakam” (tenfold framework), aligning with Pāśupata-style practice: regulated worship, inner purification, and contemplative realization culminating in moksha.