Shloka 6

यतिप्रायश्चित्तविधानम्

Ascetic Atonements and Discipline

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा परावरं धीराः परं गच्छन्ति तत्पदम् व्रतानि यानि भिक्षूणां तथैवोपव्रतानि च

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā parāvaraṃ dhīrāḥ paraṃ gacchanti tatpadam vratāni yāni bhikṣūṇāṃ tathaivopavratāni ca

Translation

ಪರಾ-ಅವರ ಎರಡಕ್ಕೂ ಅತೀತವಾದ ಪರಮ ತತ್ತ್ವವನ್ನು ಕಂಡು ಧೀರರು ಆ ಪರಮ ಪದವನ್ನು ಸೇರುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಭಿಕ್ಷುಗಳ ವ್ರತಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಅವರ ಉಪವ್ರತಗಳು (ಅನುಶಾಸನಗಳು) ಕೂಡ ಹೇಳಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿವೆ.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā): having seen/realized

• परावरम् (parāvaram): the higher-and-lower, the entire range of manifest reality

• धीराः (dhīrāḥ): the steady, wise ones

• परम् (param): the Supreme

• गच्छन्ति (gacchanti): they go/attain

• तत्पदम् (tat-padam): that state/abode (the supreme station)

• व्रतानि (vratāni): vows/observances

• यानि (yāni): which

• भिक्षूणाम् (bhikṣūṇām): of mendicants/renunciants

• तथा एव (tathā eva): likewise/just so

• उपव्रतानि (upavratāni): subsidiary vows/auxiliary observances

• च (ca): and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

FAQs

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

It frames vrata (disciplined observance) as a means to direct realization of the Supreme state—supporting Linga-centered sadhana where worship, restraint, and insight culminate in parama-pada.

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

The Supreme is indicated as beyond the entire spectrum of ‘higher and lower’ manifestation (parā–avara), aligning with Shiva as Pati: transcendent, the final refuge, and the goal of the wise.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Renunciant vows (bhikṣu-vrata) and subsidiary observances (upavrata) are highlighted—typical of Pashupata-oriented discipline where ethical restraint and regulated practice support liberating knowledge.