Shloka 167

Devanagari script

गुर्वाज्ञापालकः सम्यक् ज्ञानसंपत्तिमश्नुते गच्छंस्तिष्ठन्स्वपन् भुञ्जन् यद्यत्कर्म समाचरेत्

Transliteration

gurvājñāpālakaḥ samyak jñānasaṃpattimaśnute gacchaṃstiṣṭhansvapan bhuñjan yadyatkarma samācaret

Translation

Sesiapa yang memelihara perintah Guru dengan setia benar-benar memperoleh kekayaan pengetahuan yang membebaskan. Sama ada berjalan, berdiri, tidur atau makan—apa jua perbuatan yang dilakukan menjadi selaras dengan laku yang benar, menuntun jiwa terikat (paśu) menuju Śiva, Sang Pati.

Word by Word

• guru-ājñā-pālakaḥ: one who preserves/obeys the Guru’s command

• samyak: rightly, fully

• jñāna-saṃpattim: the treasure/attainment of spiritual knowledge

• aśnute: attains

• gacchan: while going/walking

• tiṣṭhan: while standing

• svapan: while sleeping

• bhuñjan: while eating

• yadyat: whatever

• karma: action, deed

• samācaret: he performs/practises (properly).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching in the Linga Purana discourse to the sages)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Guru

FAQs

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

It frames Linga worship as not only ritual but a Guru-guided life-discipline: obeying the Guru makes all daily actions (even eating and sleeping) supportive of Śiva-upāsanā and inner purification.

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

By implication it presents Śiva as Pati—the liberating Lord—reached through jñāna. The Guru’s command is the practical channel that turns the paśu away from pāśa (bondage) toward Śiva-tattva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā through Guru-śuśrūṣā (service/obedience to the preceptor), integrating practice into every state—walking, standing, sleeping, and eating—so conduct itself becomes yoga.