Shloka 54

योगान्तरायाः, औपसर्गिकसिद्धयः, परवैराग्येन शैवप्रसादः

Devanagari script

वैतृष्ण्यं पुरुषे ख्यातं गुणवैतृष्ण्यमुच्यते वैराग्येणैव संत्याज्याः सिद्धयश्चौपसर्गिकाः

Transliteration

vaitṛṣṇyaṃ puruṣe khyātaṃ guṇavaitṛṣṇyamucyate vairāgyeṇaiva saṃtyājyāḥ siddhayaścaupasargikāḥ

Translation

ಪುರುಷನಲ್ಲಿ ವೈತೃಷ್ಣ್ಯ (ತೃಷ್ಣಾರಹಿತತೆ) ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ; ಅದನ್ನು ಗುಣಗಳ प्रति ವೈತೃಷ್ಣ್ಯ ಎಂದು ಕರೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ವೈರಾಗ್ಯದಿಂದಲೇ ಉಪಸರ್ಗರೂಪ ಸಿದ್ಧಿಗಳನ್ನೂ ತ್ಯಜಿಸಬೇಕು.

Word by Word

• वैतृष्ण्यम्: thirstlessness, dispassion

• पुरुषे: in the puruṣa/embodied self

• ख्यातम्: well-known, renowned

• गुण-वैतृष्ण्यम्: dispassion toward the guṇas (sattva-rajas-tamas)

• उच्यते: is called

• वैराग्येण: by renunciation, through detachment

• एव: alone, indeed

• संत्याज्याः: to be completely abandoned

• सिद्धयः: yogic powers/attainments

• च: and

• औपसर्गिकाः: incidental, adventitious, arising as impediments (upasargas).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching tradition 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 worship as an inner discipline: the devotee (pashu) approaches Pati (Shiva) by dropping craving for sense-objects and even subtle pride in spiritual powers, making worship a means to liberation rather than attainment.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as beyond the guṇas; therefore, the aspirant must cultivate guṇa-vaitṛṣṇya (non-attachment to sattva, rajas, tamas) to align consciousness with the nirguṇa Lord, the Pati who frees the pashu from pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pashupata-oriented vairāgya: maintaining detachment during sādhana and rejecting upasarga-siddhis that can bind the yogin through ego and distraction, keeping the aim fixed on Shiva-realization.