Shloka 37

Adhyaya 8: Yogasthanas, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama-Siddhi, and Shiva-Dhyana leading to Samadhi

Devanagari script

शुद्धस्य सिद्धयो दृष्टा नैवाशुद्धस्य सिद्धयः न्यायेनागतया वृत्त्या संतुष्टो यस्तु सुव्रतः

Transliteration

śuddhasya siddhayo dṛṣṭā naivāśuddhasya siddhayaḥ nyāyenāgatayā vṛttyā saṃtuṣṭo yastu suvrataḥ

Translation

成就（シッディ）は清浄なる者において現れるが、不浄なる者には決して現れない。されど高き誓願を保ち、正しき法により得た生計に満足する者は、束縛された魂パシュ（paśu）を主宰パティ（Pati、シヴァ）へ導くシヴァ派の道にふさわしくなる。

Word by Word

• शुद्धस्य (śuddhasya): of the pure

• सिद्धयः (siddhayaḥ): spiritual attainments, siddhis

• दृष्टाः (dṛṣṭāḥ): are observed/seen

• न (na): not

• एव (eva): indeed

• अशुद्धस्य (aśuddhasya): of the impure

• न्यायेन (nyāyena): by justice/righteousness

• आगतया (āgatayā): obtained/come by

• वृत्त्या (vṛttyā): livelihood, mode of living

• सन्तुष्टः (saṃtuṣṭaḥ): content, satisfied

• यः (yaḥ): who

• तु (tu): indeed

• सुव्रतः (suvrataḥ): one with a good vow, disciplined practitioner

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching on right conduct within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-upasana as grounded in śauca (purity) and nyāya (righteous living); without inner and outer purity, ritual and mantra do not mature into genuine spiritual fruit.

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

By implication, Shiva (Pati) is approached through purification of the paśu (individual soul) from pāśa (bondage) such as impurity and unrighteous conduct; siddhi is a byproduct of alignment with that Shaiva order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pashupata-oriented discipline: śauca (purity), santoṣa (contentment), and nyāya-vṛtti (righteous livelihood) as foundational observances that stabilize mantra-japa and Linga-puja.