Shloka 32

आचार्य-धर्मलक्षण-श्रद्धाभक्तिप्राधान्यं तथा लिङ्गे ध्यान-पूजाविधानसंकेतः

Adhyaya 10

Devanagari script

प्रसीदति न संदेहो निगृह्य विविधं तमः ज्ञानमध्यापनं होमो ध्यानं यज्ञस्तपः श्रुतम्

Transliteration

prasīdati na saṃdeho nigṛhya vividhaṃ tamaḥ jñānamadhyāpanaṃ homo dhyānaṃ yajñastapaḥ śrutam

Translation

సందేహం లేదు: వివిధ రూపాల తమస్సు (అజ్ఞానం) నియంత్రించబడినప్పుడు ప్రభువు ప్రసన్నుడవుతాడు—జ్ఞానంతో, శాస్త్రోపదేశంతో, హోమంతో, ధ్యానంతో, యజ్ఞంతో, తపస్సుతో, శ్రుతి-శ్రవణంతో।

Word by Word

• प्रसीदति: becomes gracious, is pleased

• न: not

• संदेहः: doubt

• निगृह्य: having restrained, having subdued

• विविधम्: manifold, various

• तमः: darkness, tamas (ignorance)

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge (jñāna)

• अध्यापनम्: teaching/instructing (of sacred lore)

• होमः: homa, oblation into fire

• ध्यानम्: meditation

• यज्ञः: sacrifice, yajña

• तपः: austerity, tapas

• श्रुतम्: what is heard/learned, scripture (śruti/śruta)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching within the Linga Purana’s Purva-Bhaga context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga worship as both outer rite and inner purification: by restraining tamas through jñāna, śravaṇa (scriptural learning), dhyāna, and Vedic acts like homa and yajña, the devotee becomes fit for Shiva’s prasāda (grace).

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the gracious Lord who responds to the soul’s (paśu’s) removal of pasha-like obscurations (tamas/avidyā). When ignorance is subdued, Shiva’s anugraha naturally manifests.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A combined sādhanā is highlighted: Vedic ritual (homa, yajña), ascetic discipline (tapas), and yogic interiority (dhyāna), supported by jñāna and adhyāpana—together functioning as tamas-nigraha in a Pāśupata-oriented path.