Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

ज्ञानेन निर्दहेत्पापं निरुध्य विषयान् सदा निरुद्धेन्द्रियवृत्तेस्तु योगसिद्धिर्भविष्यति

Transliteration

jñānena nirdahetpāpaṃ nirudhya viṣayān sadā niruddhendriyavṛttestu yogasiddhirbhaviṣyati

Translation

ജ്ഞാനത്താൽ പാപം ദഹിപ്പിക്കണം; വിഷയങ്ങളെ എന്നും നിയന്ത്രിക്കണം. ഇന്ദ്രിയവൃത്തികൾ പൂർണ്ണമായി നിരോധിക്കപ്പെടുമ്പോൾ യോഗസിദ്ധി നിർഭാഗ്യമായി ലഭിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• ज्ञानेन (jñānena): by knowledge

• निर्दहेत् (nirdahet): should burn up/destroy

• पापम् (pāpam): sin/impurity

• निरुध्य (nirudhya): having restrained

• विषयान् (viṣayān): sense-objects

• सदा (sadā): always

• निरुद्ध (niruddha): restrained/checked

• इन्द्रिय (indriya): senses

• वृत्तेः (vṛtteḥ): activities/modifications

• तु (tu): indeed

• योगसिद्धिः (yoga-siddhiḥ): yogic accomplishment/perfection

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati): will come to be/will arise.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching within the Purva-Bhaga context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-worship as inner purification: jñāna burns pāpa and restraint of viṣayas steadies the paśu, making the devotee fit for Śiva (Pati) through disciplined worship and meditation.

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as Pati—the liberating principle—attained when pāśa (sin, sensory bondage, restless vṛttis) is consumed by knowledge and yogic restraint.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Indriya-nigraha (restraint of the senses) and viṣaya-nirodha (withdrawing from sense-objects) as core Pāśupata-aligned Yoga disciplines that culminate in yoga-siddhi.