Shloka 121

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

Devanagari script

द्विधाभ्यस्य च योगीन्द्रो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः शुद्धजांबूनदाकारं विधूमाङ्गारसन्निभम्

Transliteration

dvidhābhyasya ca yogīndro mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ śuddhajāṃbūnadākāraṃ vidhūmāṅgārasannibham

Translation

ఈ ద్వివిధ అభ్యాసముచేత యోగీంద్రుడు విముక్తుడగును—ఇందులో సందేహము లేదు. అతడు లింగతత్త్వమును శుద్ధ జాంబూనద స్వర్ణసదృశముగా, ధూమరహిత అంగారసమానముగా ప్రకాశమానంగా దర్శించును.

Word by Word

• dvidhā: twofold

• abhyasya: by repeated practice/discipline

• ca: and

• yogīndraḥ: the best/lord of Yogins

• mucyate: is released/liberated

• na: not

• atra: here/in this matter

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt

• śuddha: pure

• jāmbūnada: (Jambu-river) gold/refined gold

• ākāram: form/appearance

• vidhūma: without smoke/smokeless

• aṅgāra: ember/coal

• sannibham: resembling/like

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-worship as a yogic sadhana: through disciplined practice, the devotee gains a purified vision of the Linga as stainless radiance, leading toward moksha under Shiva (Pati).

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

Shiva-tattva is indicated as pure and self-luminous—like refined gold and a smokeless ember—suggesting the nirguṇa purity that burns bonds (pāśa) without producing the smoke of impurity.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A “twofold” abhyāsa (discipline) is emphasized—understood in Pāśupata-Yoga as paired inner practice (dhyāna/saṃyama) and outer observance (vrata/ācāra), culminating in a direct, purified apprehension of the Linga.