Shloka 100

ध्यानयज्ञः, संसार-विष-निरूपणम्, पाशुपतयोगः, परा-अपरा विद्या, चतुर्वस्था-विचारः (अध्यायः ८६)

Devanagari script

प्रसन्नं च यदेकाग्रं तदा ज्ञानमिति स्मृतम् अज्ञानमितरत्सर्वं नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

prasannaṃ ca yadekāgraṃ tadā jñānamiti smṛtam ajñānamitaratsarvaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

Saat batin menjadi jernih dan terpusat pada satu titik, keadaan itu dikenang sebagai Jñāna sejati. Selain itu semuanya adalah ajñāna; tak perlu perdebatan lagi.

Word by Word

• प्रसन्नम्: serene, clear

• च: and

• यत्: which/when

• एकाग्रम्: one-pointed, concentrated

• तदा: then

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge (jñāna)

• इति: thus

• स्मृतम्: declared/remembered in tradition

• अज्ञानम्: ignorance (ajñāna)

• इतरत्: other than that

• सर्वम्: all

• न: not

• अत्र: here/in this matter

• कार्या: to be done/necessary

• विचारणा: deliberation, disputation

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva teaching within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It defines the inner criterion of successful Shiva-puja: when worship ripens into prasanna (clarity) and ekāgratā (one-pointed absorption), the sādhaka touches jñāna; otherwise practice remains in ajñāna.

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

By implication, Shiva as Pati is realized through purified, concentrated awareness; when the pashu’s mind becomes calm and single-pointed, the veiling pasha (ajñāna) loosens and knowledge shines.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ekāgratā-based meditation central to Pāśupata Yoga—steadying the mind through mantra-japa, dhyāna on the Linga, and inward stillness as the test of genuine jñāna.