Shloka 81

ध्यानयज्ञः, संसार-विष-निरूपणम्, पाशुपतयोगः, परा-अपरा विद्या, चतुर्वस्था-विचारः (अध्यायः ८६)

Devanagari script

नाडी राशिशुका चैव असुरा चैव कृत्तिका भास्वती नाडयश्चैताश् चतुर्दशनिबन्धनाः

Transliteration

nāḍī rāśiśukā caiva asurā caiva kṛttikā bhāsvatī nāḍayaścaitāś caturdaśanibandhanāḥ

Translation

“Nāḍī, Rāśiśukā, Asurā, Kṛttikā dan Bhāsvatī”—nāḍī-nāḍī ini disebut sebagai empat belas “ikatan pengatur” (nibandhana) yang menertibkan aturan kosmos.

Word by Word

• नाडी (nāḍī): channel/astral division

• राशिशुका (rāśiśukā): ‘Rāśiśukā’ (a named division/segment)

• चैव (caiva): and indeed

• असुरा (asurā): ‘Asurā’ (a named division/segment)

• कृत्तिका (kṛttikā): Kṛttikā (the Pleiades

• भास्वती (bhāsvatī): ‘Bhāsvatī’ (luminous

• नाडयः (nāḍayaḥ): nāḍīs/divisions

• च (ca): and

• एताः (etāḥ): these

• चतुर्दश (caturdaśa): fourteen

• निबन्धनाः (nibandhanāḥ): bindings/constraints/regulators

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purva-Bhaga tradition to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames time-and-cosmos as structured by fixed ‘bindings’ (nibandhanas); Linga worship is performed within such order, yet aims at realizing Shiva as Pati who is not limited by these cosmic constraints.

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

By listing regulatory divisions of the cosmos, it implicitly contrasts them with Shiva-tattva: Shiva is the sovereign ground (Pati) who upholds order but remains transcendent to the enumerated bindings that condition the pashu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports nakshatra-aware discipline—choosing auspicious temporal divisions for vrata, japa, and Linga-puja—while Pashupata Yoga emphasizes moving from pasha (conditioning order) toward union with Pati (Shiva).