Shloka 54

Adhyaya 17: लिङ्गोद्भव—ब्रह्मविष्ण्वहङ्कार-शमनं, ओंकार-प्रादुर्भावः, मन्त्र-तत्त्वं च

Devanagari script

तुरीयातीतम् अमृतं निष्कलं निरुपप्लवम् निर्द्वन्द्वं केवलं शून्यं बाह्याभ्यन्तरवर्जितम्

Transliteration

turīyātītam amṛtaṃ niṣkalaṃ nirupaplavam nirdvandvaṃ kevalaṃ śūnyaṃ bāhyābhyantaravarjitam

Translation

ਉਹ ਤੁਰਿਆ ਤੋਂ ਵੀ ਪਰੇ—ਅਮ੍ਰਿਤ, ਨਿਸ਼ਕਲ ਅਤੇ ਨਿਰੁਪਦ੍ਰਵ ਹੈ। ਦਵੰਦ-ਰਹਿਤ, ਕੇਵਲ ਇਕ; ‘ਸ਼ੂਨ੍ਯ’—ਅਭਾਵ ਨਹੀਂ, ਸਗੋਂ ਸਭ ਸੀਮਾਵਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਪਰੇ—ਬਾਹਰ-ਅੰਦਰ ਦੀਆਂ ਹੱਦਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਰਹਿਤ।

Word by Word

• तुरीयातीतम्: beyond turīya (the transcendental state)

• अमृतम्: deathless, immortal

• निष्कलम्: without parts/attributes, partless

• निरुपप्लवम्: without agitation, undisturbed

• निर्द्वन्द्वम्: beyond pairs of opposites, non-dual

• केवलम्: the Absolute alone, the One-only

• शून्यम्: the void/transcendent emptiness (beyond objectification)

• बाह्याभ्यन्तरवर्जितम्: free from external and internal (distinctions/limitations)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga’s supreme nature within the Purva-Bhaga discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga as the sign of the Supreme Pati who is beyond form and mental categories—so worship is not mere external ritual but a means to contemplate the formless, undisturbed Shiva-tattva indicated by the Linga.

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

Shiva is presented as amṛta (deathless), niṣkala (partless), nirdvandva (beyond dualities), and beyond even turīya—indicating the Siddhāntic Supreme (Pati) who transcends pasha-bound distinctions of inner/outer and subject/object.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points primarily to yogic contemplation (dhyāna) in Pāśupata orientation: withdrawing from inner and outer constructs to rest awareness in the undisturbed, non-dual Lord signified by the Linga.