Shloka 69

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

Devanagari script

वर्तमानस्तदा तस्य जाग्रदित्यभिधीयते मनोबुद्धिर् अहङ्कारं चित्तं चेति चतुष्टयम्

Transliteration

vartamānastadā tasya jāgradityabhidhīyate manobuddhir ahaṅkāraṃ cittaṃ ceti catuṣṭayam

Translation

Quando o ser encarnado se ocupa da condição presente (externa), esse estado é chamado ‘vigília’ (jāgrat). Nele atua o instrumento interno quádruplo: manas (mente), buddhi (intelecto), ahaṅkāra (sentido de eu) e citta (repositório de impressões).

Word by Word

• वर्तमानः: being present/operating in the present (external engagement)

• तदा: then/at that time

• तस्य: of that (embodied being/jīva)

• जाग्रत् इति: as ‘waking’

• अभिधीयते: is designated/called

• मनः: mind (doubts, options)

• बुद्धिः: intellect (decisive discernment)

• अहङ्कारम्: ego-principle (I-notion)

• चित्तम्: mind-stuff/latent impressions

• च: and

• इति: thus

• चतुष्टयम्: the set of four

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It clarifies the waking-state workings of the paśu (individual soul) through the fourfold inner instrument; Linga worship and Pāśupata-oriented practice aim to purify and transcend these instruments so awareness can rest in Pati (Shiva).

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

By implication, Shiva-tattva stands beyond jāgrat and beyond the changing functions of manas, buddhi, ahaṅkāra, and citta; these belong to the conditioned paśu under pāśa, while Pati is the illuminator and liberator.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A yogic insight is emphasized: observe the fourfold antaḥkaraṇa in the waking state as a field of bondage (pāśa) and cultivate discrimination and inward turning—supportive of Pāśupata Yoga and Shaiva contemplation during Linga-pūjā.