Shloka 20

योगान्तरायाः, औपसर्गिकसिद्धयः, परवैराग्येन शैवप्रसादः

Devanagari script

दर्शनाद्दिव्यरूपाणां दर्शनं चाप्रयत्नतः संविद्दिव्यरसे तस्मिन्न् आस्वादो ह्यप्रयत्नतः

Transliteration

darśanāddivyarūpāṇāṃ darśanaṃ cāprayatnataḥ saṃviddivyarase tasminn āsvādo hyaprayatnataḥ

Translation

दिव्यरूपाणां दर्शनादेव तेषां दर्शनं च अप्रयत्नतः जायते; तस्मिन् दिव्यरसे संवित् स्थित्वा आस्वादोऽपि ह्यप्रयत्नतः भवति।

Word by Word

• दर्शनात् (darśanāt): from/through seeing

• दिव्य-रूपाणाम् (divya-rūpāṇām): of divine forms

• दर्शनम् (darśanam): vision/direct perception

• च (ca): and

• अप्रयत्नतः (aprayatnataḥ): without effort/spontaneously

• संवित् (saṃvit): consciousness/awareness

• दिव्य-रसे (divya-rase): in the divine essence/nectar (rasa)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin): in that

• आस्वादः (āsvādaḥ): tasting/savoring

• हि (hi): indeed

• अप्रयत्नतः (aprayatnataḥ): without effort.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purva-Bhaga teachings 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-darśana as a gateway to inner realization: when the Pashu turns toward the Pati through sacred sight, the experience matures into effortless, grace-supported inward savoring (āsvāda) of Shiva’s presence.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as divya-rasa known by saṃvit—pure awareness that, once contacted, reveals itself naturally. The divine is not manufactured by effort; it is disclosed when consciousness abides in its own luminous essence.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Pāśupata-oriented movement from outer darśana to inner absorption: begin with devotional seeing (of the Linga or divine forms), then stabilize saṃvit in the divine rasa—where realization becomes spontaneous rather than forced.