Shloka 10

यतिप्रायश्चित्तविधानम्

Ascetic Atonements and Discipline

Devanagari script

तथापि न च कर्तव्यं प्रसंगो ह्येष दारुणः अहोरात्रोपवासश् च प्राणायामशतं तथा

Transliteration

tathāpi na ca kartavyaṃ prasaṃgo hyeṣa dāruṇaḥ ahorātropavāsaś ca prāṇāyāmaśataṃ tathā

Translation

Namun demikian, hal itu tetap tidak patut dilakukan, kerana keterlibatan ini sungguh mengerikan. Sebaliknya, hendaklah berpuasa siang dan malam, dan lakukan juga seratus kali prāṇāyāma.

Word by Word

• tathāpi: even so

• na: not

• ca: and

• kartavyam: to be done/undertaken

• prasaṅgaḥ: attachment/entanglement/involvement

• hi: indeed

• eṣaḥ: this

• dāruṇaḥ: terrible/harsh

• ahorātra: day and night

• upavāsaḥ: fasting

• ca: and

• prāṇāyāma: breath-discipline/breath-restraint

• śatam: a hundred

• tathā: likewise/also

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching as part of a prescriptive Shaiva discipline in the Linga Purana’s Purva-Bhaga)

FAQs

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

It redirects the devotee away from a “dāruṇa” entanglement (prasaṅga) and toward inner purification—fasting and prāṇāyāma—so the mind becomes fit for Śiva-bhakti and Liṅga-pūjā, aligning the Pashu (soul) toward Pati (Śiva).

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

By implying that liberation comes through restraint and purification rather than harmful entanglement, it reflects Śiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati who frees the bound Pashu from Pāśa through disciplined sādhana and inner steadiness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ahorātra-upavāsa (a full day-and-night fast) and prāṇāyāma-śata (one hundred breath-discipline cycles) are prescribed as a Shaiva tapas/niyama consistent with Pāśupata-oriented self-purification.