Shloka 59

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

Devanagari script

सहजागन्तुकानां च पापानां शान्तिर् उच्यते प्रशान्तिः संयमः सम्यग् वचसामिति संस्मृता

Transliteration

sahajāgantukānāṃ ca pāpānāṃ śāntir ucyate praśāntiḥ saṃyamaḥ samyag vacasāmiti saṃsmṛtā

Translation

सहज व आगंतुक अशा दोन्ही प्रकारच्या पापांचे शमन ‘शान्ति’ असे म्हणतात. आणि ‘प्रशान्ति’ म्हणजे सम्यक् संयम व वाणीचे शिस्तबद्ध, सत्य नियमन असे स्मरण केले आहे.

Word by Word

• सहज (sahaja): innate, inborn

• आगन्तुक (āgantuka): incidental, arising from external causes

• -आनाम् (-ānām): of (genitive plural)

• च (ca): and

• पापानाम् (pāpānām): of sins

• शान्तिः (śāntiḥ): pacification, appeasement, quelling

• उच्यते (ucyate): is said, is declared

• प्रशान्तिः (praśāntiḥ): deep peace, thorough pacification

• संयमः (saṃyamaḥ): restraint, self-control

• सम्यक् (samyak): rightly, properly

• वचसाम् (vacasām): of speech/words

• इति (iti): thus

• संस्मृता (saṃsmṛtā): remembered, taught in tradition.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana’s teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that external Linga-puja becomes truly effective when paired with inner śānti—especially saṃyama and purified speech—so the worshipper (pashu) loosens pāśa (bondage) and turns toward Pati (Shiva).

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the principle of praśānti (deep quiescence) that dissolves pāpa and agitation; aligning one’s speech and conduct with restraint mirrors the stillness of Pati, the Lord beyond impurity.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Saṃyama—disciplined restraint, particularly of vāk (speech)—a key yogic-ethical practice aligned with Pashupata-oriented purification and prāyaścitta.