Shloka 156

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

Devanagari script

न देयं यस्य कस्यापि शिवोक्तं मुनिपुङ्गवाः दातव्यं योगिने नित्यं भस्मनिष्ठाय सुप्रियम्

Transliteration

na deyaṃ yasya kasyāpi śivoktaṃ munipuṅgavāḥ dātavyaṃ yogine nityaṃ bhasmaniṣṭhāya supriyam

Translation

ഹേ മുനിശ്രേഷ്ഠന്മാരേ, ശിവൻ ഉപദേശിച്ചതിനെ ഏവർക്കും നൽകരുത്. ഭസ്മനിഷ്ഠയിൽ സ്ഥിരനായ യോഗിക്കു മാത്രമേ അത് നിത്യവും നൽകേണ്ടത്; അത്തരമൊരു ഭക്തൻ പ്രഭുവിന് അത്യന്തം പ്രിയൻ।

Word by Word

• न (na): not

• देयम् (deyam): to be given/fit to be given

• यस्य कस्यापि (yasya kasyāpi): to anyone whatsoever

• शिवोक्तम् (śivoktam): spoken/ordained by Śiva

• मुनिपुङ्गवाः (munipuṅgavāḥ): O foremost of sages

• दातव्यम् (dātavyam): should be given

• योगिने (yogine): to a yogin

• नित्यम् (nityam): always

• भस्मनिष्ठाय (bhasmaniṣṭhāya): to one established in bhasma (sacred ash) observance

• सुप्रियम् (supriyam): very dear (to Śiva)/most pleasing

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s injunction) to the sages of Naimisharanya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It sets an eligibility rule: Śiva’s prescribed sacred items/teachings connected to Linga-oriented discipline are to be entrusted to qualified practitioners—especially yogins devoted to bhasma—rather than distributed indiscriminately.

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

Śiva-tattva is presented as a living authority (Pati) whose ordinances protect the sanctity of the path; what is “Śivokta” is not merely information but a regulated means for the pashu (bound soul) to move beyond pāśa (bondage) through proper initiation-like fitness and observance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Bhasma-niṣṭhā—steadfast observance of sacred ash (bhasma-dhāraṇa)—is highlighted as a marker of a Pāśupata-leaning yogic discipline and a key qualification for receiving Śaiva sacred gifts or instructions.