Shloka 24

Adhyaya 35 — दधीचि-क्षुप-युद्धम्, भार्गवोपदेशः, मृतसंजीवनी (त्र्यम्बक) मन्त्रः

Devanagari script

स्वाध्यायेन च योगेन ध्यानेन च यजामहे सत्येनानेन मुक्षीयान् मृत्युपाशाद् भवः स्वयम्

Transliteration

svādhyāyena ca yogena dhyānena ca yajāmahe satyenānena mukṣīyān mṛtyupāśād bhavaḥ svayam

Translation

స్వాధ్యాయం, యోగసాధన, ధ్యానం ద్వారా మేము ప్రభువును యజిస్తాము. ఈ సత్యబలంతో స్వయంగా భవుడు (శివుడు) మమ్మల్ని మృత్యుపాశం నుండి విముక్తి చేయుగాక.

Word by Word

• स्वाध्यायेन: by self-recitation/sacred study

• च: and

• योगेन: by yoga (discipline/union)

• ध्यानेन: by meditation

• च: and

• यजामहे: we worship/we perform worship

• सत्येन: by truth/by the power of truth

• अनेन: by this

• मुक्षीयान्: may (he) liberate/release

• मृत्युपाशात्: from the snare/noose of death

• भवः: Bhava (Shiva)

• स्वयम्: Himself/indeed

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shaiva teaching as a liberating prayer to Shiva)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames worship as both outer reverence and inner sādhana—svādhyāya, yoga, and dhyāna—so the devotee approaches the Linga not merely ritually but as a path to liberation by Shiva’s grace.

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

Shiva is invoked as Bhava, the Pati (Lord) who alone can cut the pasha—here, the mṛtyu-pāśa—showing Him as the liberator beyond death and the ultimate refuge for the pashu (bound soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A triad of practice: svādhyāya (mantra/scriptural recitation), yoga (discipline of union and restraint), and dhyāna (single-pointed meditation), presented as an integrated Pāśupata-oriented means for release from bondage.