Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34

ध्यानयोगेन रुद्रदर्शनम् — रुद्रावतार-परिवर्तक्रमः, लकुली (कायावतार), पाशुपतयोगः, लिङ्गार्चन-निष्ठा

Devanagari script

योगात्मानो महात्मानः सर्वे वै दग्धकिल्बिषाः ते ऽपि तेनैव मार्गेण ध्यानयोगसमन्विताः

Transliteration

yogātmāno mahātmānaḥ sarve vai dagdhakilbiṣāḥ te 'pi tenaiva mārgeṇa dhyānayogasamanvitāḥ

Translation

योगस्वरूप वे महात्मा सबके सब पाप-कल्मष दग्ध कर चुके हैं; वे भी उसी मार्ग से ध्यान-योग से युक्त होकर (पशु के पाश छेदकर) पति-परमेश्वर की ओर अग्रसर होते हैं।

Word by Word

• योगात्मानः: whose essence is Yoga / established in Yoga

• महात्मानः: great-souled ones, exalted beings

• सर्वे: all

• वै: indeed

• दग्धकिल्बिषाः: those whose sins/demerits are burnt up

• ते अपि: they also

• तेन एव मार्गेण: by that very path alone

• ध्यानयोगसमन्विताः: endowed with the yoga of meditation / united with meditative discipline

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes inner Linga-worship through dhyāna: the purified devotee burns pāpa (kilbiṣa) and approaches Shiva (Pati) by the same meditative path, showing that external worship is fulfilled by inner absorption.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the liberating goal of the yogic path: when the paśu’s impurities are burned, the soul can abide in meditation and move toward union/communion with Pati, the remover of pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dhyāna-yoga (meditative discipline) is highlighted—an inner Pāśupata-oriented practice where sustained contemplation purifies karmic stains and leads toward mokṣa.