Shloka 22

छायापुरुषलक्षणवर्णनम्

Description of the Marks of the Shadow-Person

Devanagari script

तस्माज्ज्ञानं यथायोगमभ्यसेत्सततं बुधः । अभ्यासाज्जायते सिद्धिर्योगोऽभ्यासात्प्रवर्धते

Transliteration

tasmājjñānaṃ yathāyogamabhyasetsatataṃ budhaḥ | abhyāsājjāyate siddhiryogo'bhyāsātpravardhate

Translation

ಆದುದರಿಂದ ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತ ಸಾಧಕನು ಯೋಗಕ್ಕೆ ಅನುಗುಣವಾಗಿ ಸದಾ ಜ್ಞಾನಾಭ್ಯಾಸ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು. ಅಭ್ಯಾಸದಿಂದ ಸಿದ್ಧಿ ಉಂಟಾಗುತ್ತದೆ; ಅಭ್ಯಾಸದಿಂದಲೇ ಯೋಗ ವೃದ್ಧಿಯಾಗಿ ದೃಢವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

Word by Word

तस्मात्therefore/from that

ज्ञानम्knowledge

यथाaccording to

योगम्fitness/propriety

अभ्यसेत्should practice

सततम्constantly

बुधःa wise person

अभ्यासात्from practice

जायतेis born/arises

सिद्धिःsuccess/accomplishment

योगःyoga

अभ्यासात्from practice

प्रवर्धतेincreases/grows

Speaker

Lord Shiva (teaching Umā/Parvati in the Umāsaṃhitā’s philosophical discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

Shiva

Parvati

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that liberation-oriented knowledge is not merely intellectual; it matures through continuous disciplined practice (abhyāsa), by which Yoga becomes stable and spiritual attainment (siddhi) arises under Shiva’s grace.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Regular worship—such as Linga-pūjā, mantra-japa, and meditation on Saguna Shiva—functions as abhyāsa: it steadies the mind, purifies bonds (pāśa), and supports the rise of true knowledge that leads toward realizing Shiva as Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A consistent daily sādhanā is implied: Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), dhyāna, and disciplined observances; if practiced with steadiness, they strengthen Yoga and culminate in spiritual accomplishment.