Shloka 20

Devanagari script

अन्ये ऽपि नियतात्मानो ध्यानयुक्ता जितेन्द्रियाः ते सर्वे पापमुत्सृज्य विमला ब्रह्मवर्चसः

Transliteration

anye 'pi niyatātmāno dhyānayuktā jitendriyāḥ te sarve pāpamutsṛjya vimalā brahmavarcasaḥ

Translation

また他の者たちも—自らを律し、禅定に安住し、諸根を制した者たちは—一切の罪を捨て去る。かくして垢なく清らかとなり、ブラフマンの光輝をもって輝く。彼らの内なる修行が、縛られた魂パシュ（paśu）を繋ぐ縄パーシャ（pāśa）を断ち切る主宰パティ（Pati）たるシヴァに合致しているからである。

Word by Word

• अन्ये (anye): others

• अपि (api): also/indeed

• नियतात्मानः (niyatātmānaḥ): self-controlled, disciplined in mind

• ध्यानयुक्ताः (dhyānayuktāḥ): joined to meditation, absorbed in dhyāna

• जितेन्द्रियाः (jitendriyāḥ): conquerors of the senses

• ते (te): they

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• पापम् (pāpam): sin, demerit, impurity

• उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya): having cast off, abandoned

• विमलाः (vimalāḥ): pure, stainless

• ब्रह्मवर्चसः (brahmavarcasaḥ): possessing brahmanic radiance/tejas born of spiritual realization

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-oriented spirituality as inner purification: disciplined meditation and sense-mastery remove pāpa, making the devotee fit for Shiva’s grace—without which the pashu cannot be freed from pāśa.

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

By implying that true purity and brahmic radiance arise when the bound soul aligns with the Supreme Lord (Pati), it points to Shiva as the liberating principle who dissolves impurity and bondage through grace and right yoga.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dhyāna-yoga with indriya-jaya (sense-conquest) and niyama (self-restraint)—a core Pāśupata-oriented discipline that supports effective Shiva-puja and inner transformation.