Linga Purana 1.7.2 — Purva Bhaga, Adhyaya 7, Shloka 2

प्रसाद-ज्ञान-योग-मोक्षक्रमः तथा व्यास-रुद्रावतार-मन्वन्तर-परम्परा

Devanagari script

योगिनः सर्वतत्त्वज्ञाः परं वैराग्यमास्थिताः

Transliteration

yoginaḥ sarvatattvajñāḥ paraṃ vairāgyamāsthitāḥ

Translation

യോഗികൾ—സകല തത്ത്വങ്ങളും അറിയുന്നവർ—പരമ വൈരാഗ്യത്തിൽ നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു; അവർ പാശബന്ധം ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച് പതി പരമേശ്വരനിൽ പരായണരാകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• योगिनः: yogins, disciplined contemplatives

• सर्व-तत्त्व-ज्ञाः: knowers of all tattvas/principles (from gross elements to subtle reality)

• परम्: supreme, highest

• वैराग्यम्: dispassion, detachment from objects and egoic grasping

• आस्थिताः: having taken refuge in/established in, abiding

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 true Linga-oriented devotion as inner transformation: knowing tattvas and cultivating supreme vairagya, so the pashu (soul) loosens pasha (bondage) and becomes fit for Shiva (Pati).

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

By implication, Shiva is the transcendent Pati beyond tattvas; yogins study and transcend the tattvic field through dispassion, moving toward Shiva-tattva as the liberating reality.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pashupata-oriented yoga: tattva-viveka (discernment of principles) joined with vairagya (detachment), the inner discipline that supports effective Shiva-puja and realization.