Shloka 26

मुनिमोहशमनम्

Pāśupata-yoga, Siddhis, Puruṣa-darśana, Saṃsāra, and Prāṇa-Rudra Pañcāhutī

Devanagari script

अगन्धरसरूपस्तु अस्पर्शः शब्दवर्जितः अवर्णो ह्यस्वरश् चैव असवर्णस्तु कर्हिचित्

Transliteration

agandharasarūpastu asparśaḥ śabdavarjitaḥ avarṇo hyasvaraś caiva asavarṇastu karhicit

Translation

അവൻ ഗന്ധം, രസം, രൂപം എന്നിവയ്ക്കതീതൻ; സ്പർശരഹിതൻ, ശബ്ദവിരഹിതൻ. വർണ്ണവും സ്വരവും ഇല്ലാത്തവൻ—ഒരിക്കലും ഏതൊരു വർഗ്ഗത്തിലും പതിയുന്നില്ല. ഇങ്ങനെ പതി ശിവൻ നിർഗുണനായി ഉപദേശിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.

Word by Word

• agandha: without smell

• rasa: taste

• rūpaḥ/rūpas: form or essential nature

• tu: indeed

• asparśaḥ: beyond touch

• śabda-varjitaḥ: devoid of sound

• avarṇaḥ: without color/without visible hue

• hi: indeed

• asvaraḥ: without tone/voice

• ca eva: and indeed

• asavarṇaḥ: not belonging to any class/without caste or category

• karhicit: ever/at any time

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva doctrine to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the Liṅga as a sacred indicator (liṅga) of the formless Pati—guiding worship away from sensory fixation toward inner realization of Śiva beyond qualities.

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

Śiva is presented as nirguṇa: beyond the five sense-objects (smell, taste, touch, sound, and visible color) and beyond all limiting classifications—Pati who is not contained by prakṛti’s categories.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied Pāśupata-Yogic takeaway is pratyāhāra (sense-withdrawal): turning the pashu (individual soul) away from sense-objects and toward the transcendental Pati through Liṅga-upāsanā and meditation.