Shloka 3

Adhyaya 8: Yogasthanas, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama-Siddhi, and Shiva-Dhyana leading to Samadhi

Devanagari script

सर्वार्थज्ञाननिष्पत्तिर् आत्मनो योग उच्यते एकाग्रता भवेच्चैव सर्वदा तत्प्रसादतः

Transliteration

sarvārthajñānaniṣpattir ātmano yoga ucyate ekāgratā bhaveccaiva sarvadā tatprasādataḥ

Translation

സകല ലക്ഷ്യങ്ങളുടെയും പൂർണ്ണ ജ്ഞാനസിദ്ധിയെയാണ് ആത്മാവിന്റെ ‘യോഗം’ എന്നു പറയുന്നു. എന്നും ഏകാഗ്രതയും അവന്റെ (ശിവന്റെ) പ്രസാദം കൊണ്ടുമാത്രം ഉദിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• सर्वार्थ (sarvārtha): all aims/objects/truths

• ज्ञान (jñāna): knowledge

• निष्पत्तिः (niṣpattiḥ): accomplishment, attainment, consummation

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ): of the self/soul (pashu)

• योगः (yogaḥ): yoga, unitive discipline

• उच्यते (ucyate): is called/declared

• एकाग्रता (ekāgratā): one-pointed concentration

• भवेत् (bhavet): arises/comes to be

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed

• सर्वदा (sarvadā): always

• तत्-प्रसादतः (tat-prasādataḥ): from His grace (Śiva as Pati).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching within the Linga Purana’s Shaiva framework)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames true Linga-oriented practice as inner yoga: the pashu (soul) matures into clear knowledge and steady focus, which is explicitly said to arise through Shiva’s prasada (grace), not merely external ritual.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the gracious Lord whose anugraha removes pasha (bondage) and grants ekagrata and ripened jnana, making liberation-oriented knowledge possible.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pashupata-style yoga emphasizing ekagrata (one-pointed concentration) and jnana-niṣpatti (consummation of liberating knowledge), grounded in devotion and reliance on Shiva’s grace.