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

ಮನಸ್ಸು ಪ್ರಸನ್ನವಾಗಿ ಏಕಾಗ್ರವಾಗಿರುವಾಗ ಆ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯೇ ‘ಜ್ಞಾನ’ ಎಂದು ಸ್ಮರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಉಳಿದ ಎಲ್ಲವೂ ಅಜ್ಞಾನ—ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ವಿಚಾರ ಬೇಡ।

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.