Shloka 20

योगान्तरायाः, औपसर्गिकसिद्धयः, परवैराग्येन शैवप्रसादः

Devanagari script

दर्शनाद्दिव्यरूपाणां दर्शनं चाप्रयत्नतः संविद्दिव्यरसे तस्मिन्न् आस्वादो ह्यप्रयत्नतः

Transliteration

darśanāddivyarūpāṇāṃ darśanaṃ cāprayatnataḥ saṃviddivyarase tasminn āsvādo hyaprayatnataḥ

Translation

ദിവ്യരൂപങ്ങളെ ദർശിച്ചതിനാൽ തന്നെ അവയുടെ ദർശനം ശ്രമമില്ലാതെ സംഭവിക്കുന്നു; സംവിദ് ആ ദിവ്യരസത്തിൽ നിലകൊള്ളുമ്പോൾ അതിന്റെ ആസ്വാദനവും സ്വാഭാവികമായി ഉണ്ടാകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• दर्शनात् (darśanāt): from/through seeing

• दिव्य-रूपाणाम् (divya-rūpāṇām): of divine forms

• दर्शनम् (darśanam): vision/direct perception

• च (ca): and

• अप्रयत्नतः (aprayatnataḥ): without effort/spontaneously

• संवित् (saṃvit): consciousness/awareness

• दिव्य-रसे (divya-rase): in the divine essence/nectar (rasa)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin): in that

• आस्वादः (āsvādaḥ): tasting/savoring

• हि (hi): indeed

• अप्रयत्नतः (aprayatnataḥ): without effort.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purva-Bhaga teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-darśana as a gateway to inner realization: when the Pashu turns toward the Pati through sacred sight, the experience matures into effortless, grace-supported inward savoring (āsvāda) of Shiva’s presence.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as divya-rasa known by saṃvit—pure awareness that, once contacted, reveals itself naturally. The divine is not manufactured by effort; it is disclosed when consciousness abides in its own luminous essence.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Pāśupata-oriented movement from outer darśana to inner absorption: begin with devotional seeing (of the Linga or divine forms), then stabilize saṃvit in the divine rasa—where realization becomes spontaneous rather than forced.