Shloka 14

Adhyaya 87 — Saṃsāra-viṣa-kathana: Ājñā-śakti, Māyā-bandha, and Mokṣa by Prasāda

Devanagari script

द्विधासौ रूपमास्थाय स्थित एव न संशयः यदा विद्वानसंगः स्याद् आज्ञया परमेष्ठिनः

Transliteration

dvidhāsau rūpamāsthāya sthita eva na saṃśayaḥ yadā vidvānasaṃgaḥ syād ājñayā parameṣṭhinaḥ

Translation

તે દ્વિવિધ રૂપ ધારણ કરીને જ સ્થિત રહે છે—એમાં સંશય નથી. જ્યારે પરમેષ્ઠિનની આજ્ઞાથી વિદ્વાન આસક્તિ રહિત બને છે.

Word by Word

• द्विधा (dvidhā): in two ways, twofold

• असौ (asau): he/that one

• रूपम् (rūpam): form

• आस्थाय (āsthāya): having assumed, taking up

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ): established, abiding

• एव (eva): indeed

• न (na): not

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ): doubt

• यदा (yadā): when

• विद्वान् (vidvān): the wise, the knower

• असङ्गः (asaṅgaḥ): detached, non-attached

• स्यात् (syāt): becomes, should be

• आज्ञया (ājñayā): by the command, according to the injunction

• परमेष्ठिनः (parameṣṭhinaḥ): of Parameṣṭhin, of the Supreme/Highest Lord (often Brahmā as cosmic lord, here as supreme ordainer).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; teaching framed as Shaiva doctrine)

Characters & Entities

• Parameshthin

FAQs

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

It links Linga-centered Shaiva practice to inner transformation: steadfastness in the Lord is confirmed when the practitioner (pashu) becomes asaṅga (detached) under divine injunction, making worship culminate in jñāna-vairāgya rather than mere ritual.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the supreme ordainer (Parameṣṭhin) whose ājñā governs realization; the Lord can be approached as ‘twofold’—commonly read as transcendent/manifest or Pati/power—while remaining firmly established beyond doubt.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-oriented yoga of asaṅga (non-attachment) is emphasized: cultivating dispassion and steadiness so the mind abides in the Lord, which is the inner discipline that completes external Linga-pūjā.