Shloka 76

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

Devanagari script

मन्तव्यं चैव बोद्धव्यम् अहंकर्तव्यमेव च तथा चेतयितव्यं च वक्तव्यं मुनिपुङ्गवाः

Transliteration

mantavyaṃ caiva boddhavyam ahaṃkartavyameva ca tathā cetayitavyaṃ ca vaktavyaṃ munipuṅgavāḥ

Translation

ಓ ಮುನಿಪುಂಗವರೇ, ಚಿಂತಿಸಬೇಕು, ಯಥಾರ್ಥವಾಗಿ ತಿಳಿಯಬೇಕು, ಯೋಗ್ಯ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯವನ್ನು ನೆರವೇರಿಸಬೇಕು, ಚೇತನೆಯನ್ನು ಜಾಗೃತವಾಗಿ ಇಡಬೇಕು, ನಂತರ ವಾಕ್ಯವನ್ನು ಹೇಳಬೇಕು—ಇದರಿಂದ ಪಶುಜೀವ ಪತಿ-ಶಿವನ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಸಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

Word by Word

• मन्तव्यम्: to be reflected upon/considered

• च एव: and indeed

• बोद्धव्यम्: to be understood/realized

• अहंकर्तव्यम् एव: the ‘I must do’ (sense of responsible undertaking) indeed

• तथा: likewise

• चेतयितव्यम्: to be made conscious/kept attentive (to be reminded inwardly)

• च: and

• वक्तव्यम्: to be spoken/uttered

• मुनिपुङ्गवाः: O foremost sages

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a didactic instruction within the Linga Purana’s Shaiva teaching stream)

FAQs

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

It frames worship as beginning inwardly: right reflection, understanding, mindful intention, and restrained speech purify the paśu so that external Linga-puja becomes effective rather than merely ritualistic.

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

By implication, Shiva as Pati is approached through consciousness and order (niyama): when thought, knowledge, will, and speech are aligned, the soul’s bondage (pāśa) loosens and awareness turns toward Shiva-tattva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A yogic discipline of vāk-saṃyama (restraint of speech) and smṛti/chetanā (continuous mindful alertness), foundational to Pashupata-oriented self-purification before mantra-japa and puja.