Shloka 13
Adhyaya 75: Nishkala–Sakala Shiva, Twofold Linga, and the Supremacy of Dhyana-Yajna
Devanagari script
कर्मयज्ञसहस्रेभ्यस् तपोयज्ञो विशिष्यते तपोयज्ञसहस्रेभ्यो जपयज्ञो विशिष्यते
Transliteration
karmayajñasahasrebhyas tapoyajño viśiṣyate tapoyajñasahasrebhyo japayajño viśiṣyate
Translation
कर्म से किए गए हजारों यज्ञों से तप-यज्ञ श्रेष्ठ है; और हजारों तप-यज्ञों से जप-यज्ञ श्रेष्ठ है—शिवनाम-जप ही पशु-जीव के लिए पति-शिव की ओर अंतर्मुख साधन है।
Word by Word
karma-yajña-sahasrebhyaḥthan thousands of action-based sacrifices
karma-yajña-sahasrebhyaḥ:
tapaḥ-yajñaḥthe sacrifice in the form of austerity
tapaḥ-yajñaḥ:
viśiṣyateis superior/excels
viśiṣyate:
tapaḥ-yajña-sahasrebhyaḥthan thousands of austerity-sacrifices
tapaḥ-yajña-sahasrebhyaḥ:
japa-yajñaḥthe sacrifice in the form of mantra-repetition (japa)
japa-yajñaḥ:
viśiṣyateis superior/excels
viśiṣyate:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)