Shloka 13
Adhyaya 75: Nishkala–Sakala Shiva, Twofold Linga, and the Supremacy of Dhyana-Yajna
Devanagari script
कर्मयज्ञसहस्रेभ्यस् तपोयज्ञो विशिष्यते तपोयज्ञसहस्रेभ्यो जपयज्ञो विशिष्यते
Transliteration
karmayajñasahasrebhyas tapoyajño viśiṣyate tapoyajñasahasrebhyo japayajño viśiṣyate
Translation
Daripada seribu korban-yajña melalui perbuatan (karma-yajña), yajña tapa (tapo-yajña, pertapaan) lebih utama; dan daripada seribu yajña tapa, yajña japa—pengulangan Nama Ilahi, khususnya Nama Śiva—lebih utama. Maka bagi paśu (jiwa terikat), pemujaan batin melalui mantra menjadi jalan paling langsung menuju Śiva (Pati).
Word by Word
karma-yajña-sahasrebhyaḥthan thousands of action-based sacrifices
karma-yajña-sahasrebhyaḥ:
tapaḥ-yajñaḥthe sacrifice in the form of austerity
tapaḥ-yajñaḥ:
viśiṣyateis superior/excels
viśiṣyate:
tapaḥ-yajña-sahasrebhyaḥthan thousands of austerity-sacrifices
tapaḥ-yajña-sahasrebhyaḥ:
japa-yajñaḥthe sacrifice in the form of mantra-repetition (japa)
japa-yajñaḥ:
viśiṣyateis superior/excels
viśiṣyate:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)