Shloka 47

Adhyaya 89: शौचाचारलक्षणम् — सदाचार, भैक्ष्यचर्या, प्रायश्चित्त, द्रव्यशुद्धि, आशौच-निर्णय

Devanagari script

यः पुनस्तत्त्ववेत्ता च ब्रह्मविद् ब्राह्मणोत्तमः स्मरणाच्छुद्धिमाप्नोति नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

yaḥ punastattvavettā ca brahmavid brāhmaṇottamaḥ smaraṇācchuddhimāpnoti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

जो तत्त्ववेत्ता व ब्रह्मविद् असा श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मण आहे, तो केवळ स्मरणानेच शुद्धी प्राप्त करतो; येथे विचार करण्याची गरज नाही.

Word by Word

• यः (yaḥ): who

• पुनः (punas): moreover/again

• तत्त्ववेत्ता (tattvavettā): knower of the true principle (tattva), knower of Shiva-tattva

• च (ca): and

• ब्रह्मविद् (brahmavid): knower of Brahman/the Absolute

• ब्राह्मणोत्तमः (brāhmaṇottamaḥ): the best among Brāhmaṇas

• स्मरणात् (smaraṇāt): from remembrance, by recollection

• शुद्धिम् (śuddhim): purity, inner purification

• आप्नोति (āpnoti): attains

• न (na): not

• अत्र (atra): here, in this matter

• कार्या (kāryā): to be done/required

• विचारणा (vicāraṇā): consideration, debate, investigation.

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It prioritizes smaraṇa (remembrance/contemplation) of Shiva-tattva as a direct purifier, implying that inner worship alongside external Linga-pūjā has decisive spiritual efficacy.

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

By linking tattva-jñāna and brahma-jñāna with immediate purification through remembrance, it frames Shiva-tattva as the supreme Reality (Pati) whose recollection loosens pasha (bondage) for the pashu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Smaraṇa and inner contemplation—aligned with Pāśupata-oriented discipline where mental absorption in Shiva (tattva-smṛti) is treated as a powerful means of śuddhi.