Shloka 29

मुनिमोहशमनम्

Pāśupata-yoga, Siddhis, Puruṣa-darśana, Saṃsāra, and Prāṇa-Rudra Pañcāhutī

Devanagari script

गुणोत्तरमथैश्वर्ये सर्वतः सूक्ष्ममुच्यते ऐश्वर्यं चाप्रतीघातं प्राप्य योगमनुत्तमम्

Transliteration

guṇottaramathaiśvarye sarvataḥ sūkṣmamucyate aiśvaryaṃ cāpratīghātaṃ prāpya yogamanuttamam

Translation

తదుపరి గుణాతీతుడై, ఐశ్వర్యభావం వల్ల సర్వతోముఖంగా సూక్ష్ముడని చెప్పబడతాడు. మరియు అవరోధరహితమైన ఐశ్వర్యాన్ని పొందినవాడు, అనుత్తమ యోగం—పతి (శివ)తో ఏకత్వం—ను చేరుతాడు।

Word by Word

• guṇottaram: beyond the guṇas

• atha: then/thereupon

• aiśvarye: in lordship/divine power

• sarvataḥ: in every respect

• sūkṣmam: subtle, minute, inwardly refined

• ucyate: is said/declared

• aiśvaryam: sovereignty, spiritual dominion

• ca: and

• apratīghātam: unobstructed, irresistible (not checked by anything)

• prāpya: having attained

• yogam: Yoga, spiritual union/discipline

• anuttamam: unsurpassed, supreme

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching within the Linga Purana’s discourse on Yoga and aiśvarya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-upāsanā as a path that refines the seeker into inner subtlety (sūkṣmatā) and culminates in supreme Yoga—devotional and contemplative union with Śiva as Pati, not merely external ritual merit.

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

By implying a guṇātīta (beyond the guṇas) attainment and unobstructed aiśvarya, it points to Śiva-tattva as the sovereign reality that is not limited by prakṛti’s guṇas or by any opposing force—Pati who overcomes pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights Pāśupata-oriented Yoga: moving beyond guṇa-identification through disciplined meditation and Śiva-centered upāsanā, leading to unobstructed spiritual mastery (apratīghāta-aiśvarya) and the highest yogic union.