Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

तस्माद्दृष्टानुश्रविकं दुष्टमित्युभयात्मकम् संत्यजेत्सर्वयत्नेन विरक्तः सो ऽभिधीयते

Transliteration

tasmāddṛṣṭānuśravikaṃ duṣṭamityubhayātmakam saṃtyajetsarvayatnena viraktaḥ so 'bhidhīyate

Translation

Потому, зная, что и видимое (мирские наслаждения), и слышанное (обещанные небесные награды) порочны и двойственны по природе, следует оставить их всеми усилиями. Такого называют виракта — истинно непривязанным, достойным отвернуться от паша (уз) и обратиться к Пати, Господу Шиве.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore

• दृष्ट: seen (worldly objects/pleasures)

• अनुश्रविकम्: heard-of (scripturally promised, otherworldly enjoyments)

• दुष्टम्: defective, tainted, harmful

• इति: thus

• उभयात्मकम्: consisting of both (worldly and otherworldly), dual-natured

• संत्यजेत्: should completely abandon

• सर्वयत्नेन: with all effort, by every means

• विरक्तः: detached, dispassionate

• सः: he

• अभिधीयते: is called, is designated

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva doctrine to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga worship as inward purification: the devotee must renounce both worldly gains and heaven-seeking motives, approaching Śiva (Pati) with dispassion rather than transactional desire.

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

By implication, Śiva-tattva is beyond the duality of ‘seen’ and ‘heard-of’ rewards; turning toward Śiva means moving beyond paśa (bondage) created by craving for either earthly or celestial fruits.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-oriented vairāgya: disciplined abandonment of fruit-motivation (bhoga and svarga-kāmanā), which supports steadiness in japa, dhyāna, and Linga-pūjā aimed at moksha rather than reward.