Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

कालान्तरवशाद्योगाद् दम्यते परमादरात् तथा परिचयात्स्वास्थ्यं समत्वं चाधिगच्छति

Transliteration

kālāntaravaśādyogād damyate paramādarāt tathā paricayātsvāsthyaṃ samatvaṃ cādhigacchati

Translation

കാലക്രമത്തിൽ നിരന്തര അഭ്യാസവും പരമാദരത്തോടെ ചെയ്ത യോഗവും മനസ്സിനെ ദമിപ്പിക്കുന്നു. ആ ശാസനയോടുള്ള തുടർച്ചയായ പരിചയത്തിലൂടെ साधകൻ അന്തഃസ്ഥൈര്യവും സമദർശനവും നേടുന്നു—പതി ശിവന്റെ അനുഗ്രഹത്തിൽ പശുജീവൻ പാശബന്ധം ശിഥിലമാക്കാൻ യോഗ്യനാകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• kālāntara-vaśāt: by the force of time/with the passage of time

• yogāt: through yoga/practice of yoga

• damyate: is tamed, restrained, brought under control

• parama-ādarāt: with supreme respect, with utmost earnestness

• tathā: likewise, in the same way

• paricayāt: from repeated acquaintance, steady habituation

• svāsthyam: inner health, self-abiding stability

• samatvam: equanimity, evenness

• ca: and

• adhigacchati: attains, reaches, realizes

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-worship as inseparable from inner sādhana: sustained yoga and self-restraint purify the devotee so the worship becomes a means for loosening pāśa (bondage) and approaching Pati, Śiva.

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as Pati—the Lord who is approached not merely by outer rites but by cultivating svāsthya (self-abiding steadiness) and samatva (equanimity), qualities that reflect nearness to the Supreme.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-oriented yoga emphasizing dama (restraint), long-term abhyāsa (practice over time), and paricaya (habitual immersion) leading to equanimity—an inner prerequisite for effective Shiva-pūjā.