Shloka 65

Devanagari script

एवं हि योगसंयुक्तः शुचिर् दान्तो जितेन्द्रियः आत्मानं विद्यते यस्तु स सर्वं विन्दते द्विजाः

Transliteration

evaṃ hi yogasaṃyuktaḥ śucir dānto jitendriyaḥ ātmānaṃ vidyate yastu sa sarvaṃ vindate dvijāḥ

Translation

ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ຜູ້ທີ່ປະສານກັບໂຢກະ—ບໍລິສຸດ ມີວິໄນ ແລະຊະນະເຫນືອອິນທຣີ—ຜູ້ທີ່ຮູ້ຈັກອາດຕະມັນ (Self) ຢ່າງແທ້ຈິງ: ຜູ້ນັ້ນຍ່ອມໄດ້ທຸກສິ່ງ, ໂອ ຜູ້ເກີດສອງຄັ້ງ. ໂດຍປັນຍາແຫ່ງຕົນ ປະຊຸ (paśu) ພົ້ນຈາກພາສະ (pāśa) ແລະເຂົ້າເຖິງປະຕິ ພຣະສິວະ।

Word by Word

• evaṃ: thus

• hi: indeed

• yoga-saṃyuktaḥ: joined/steadfast in yoga

• śuciḥ: pure (in conduct and mind)

• dāntaḥ: self-controlled, disciplined

• jita-indriyaḥ: one who has conquered the senses

• ātmānam: the Self

• vidyate: knows/realizes

• yaḥ tu: whoever indeed

• saḥ: he

• sarvam: all (fruition/attainments)

• vindate: finds/attains

• dvijāḥ: O twice-born (brāhmaṇas/initiates)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva-yogic teaching within the Linga Purana discourse)

FAQs

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

It states that inner purity, sense-mastery, and Self-realization are the core of successful Shiva-sadhana; external Linga-puja becomes fruitful when the paśu gains ātmā-jñāna and loosens pāśa.

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

By implying that the highest attainment comes through knowing the Self, it aligns with Shiva-tattva as Pati—the supreme consciousness who grants liberation when the soul turns inward from sense-bondage to true knowledge.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-oriented discipline: śauca (purity), dama (self-restraint), indriya-jaya (conquest of senses), and ātmā-vidyā (Self-knowledge) as the decisive yogic means to attain the highest fruit.