Shloka 127

ध्यानयज्ञः, संसार-विष-निरूपणम्, पाशुपतयोगः, परा-अपरा विद्या, चतुर्वस्था-विचारः (अध्यायः ८६)

Devanagari script

न च स्पर्शं विजानाति स वै समरसः स्मृतः पार्थिवे पटले ब्रह्मा वारितत्त्वे हरिः स्वयम्

Transliteration

na ca sparśaṃ vijānāti sa vai samarasaḥ smṛtaḥ pārthive paṭale brahmā vāritattve hariḥ svayam

Translation

അവൻ സ്പർശവും അറിയുന്നില്ല; അവനെയാണ് സമരസൻ—സമത്വത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിതൻ—എന്ന് സ്മരിക്കുന്നത്. പാർത്ഥിവ പടലത്തിൽ ബ്രഹ്മയും ജലതത്ത്വത്തിൽ സ്വയം ഹരിയും (വിഷ്ണു) അധിഷ്ഠാതാവാണ്।

Word by Word

• na: not

• ca: and

• sparśam: touch (sense-contact)

• vijānāti: knows/cognizes

• saḥ: he

• vai: indeed

• samarasaḥ: one of equal essence, inwardly harmonized

• smṛtaḥ: is declared/remembered

• pārthive: in the earth-element

• paṭale: layer/stratum/plane

• brahmā: Brahmā

• vāri-tattve: in the water-principle

• hariḥ: Hari (Viṣṇu)

• svayam: himself

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Hari

FAQs

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

It links Linga-oriented contemplation with yogic interiorization: when the pashu (individual soul) becomes steady in samarasya, sense-contact like touch loses its binding force, preparing the devotee for pure Shiva-bhāva during Linga-pūjā.

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

By highlighting a state beyond sensory cognition, it points to Shiva-tattva as the Pati who is untouched by pasha (bondage) and reveals Himself when the soul rests in undivided awareness (samarasa).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A yogic takeaway is pratyāhāra and dhāraṇā—withdrawal from sense-contact and stabilization in equanimity—often paired in Shaiva practice with elemental contemplation (bhūta-śuddhi) during Linga-pūjā.