Shloka 104

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

Devanagari script

ज्ञानम् एवाभ्यसेत् तस्मान् मुक्त्यर्थं ब्रह्मवित्तमाः ज्ञानाभ्यासाद्धि वै पुंसां बुद्धिर्भवति निर्मला

Transliteration

jñānam evābhyaset tasmān muktyarthaṃ brahmavittamāḥ jñānābhyāsāddhi vai puṃsāṃ buddhirbhavati nirmalā

Translation

เพราะฉะนั้น เพื่อโมกษะ ผู้รู้พรหมันผู้ประเสริฐพึงบำเพ็ญญาณะเท่านั้น; ด้วยการฝึกญาณะอย่างสม่ำเสมอ ปัญญาของมนุษย์ย่อมบริสุทธิ์ผ่องใส ไร้มลทิน

Word by Word

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam): spiritual knowledge

• एव (eva): indeed/alone

• अभ्यासेत् (abhyaset): should practice/cultivate

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): therefore

• मुक्त्यर्थम् (muktyartham): for the sake of liberation

• ब्रह्मवित्तमाः (brahmavittamāḥ): the foremost knowers of Brahman (highest truth)

• ज्ञानाभ्यासात् (jñānābhyāsāt): from the practice of knowledge

• हि (hi): indeed

• वै (vai): surely

• पुंसाम् (puṁsām): of persons/men

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ): intellect/discriminative understanding

• भवति (bhavati): becomes

• निर्मला (nirmalā): pure/unstained

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching within the Linga Purana’s Shaiva framework)

Characters & Entities

• Brahman

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer worship becomes spiritually fruitful when supported by jñāna-abhyāsa—inner cultivation of true knowledge—because purification of buddhi makes the devotee fit to realize Shiva (Pati) and transcend bondage (pāśa).

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

By emphasizing the highest liberating knowledge (brahma-vidyā), it points to Shiva-tattva as the supreme reality to be realized; liberation is framed as the pashu’s release from pasha through purified discernment that culminates in recognition of the Lord (Pati).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Jnana-abhyasa (disciplined contemplation and study leading to buddhi-śuddhi) is highlighted—an inner limb aligned with Pashupata-oriented practice, supporting mantra, dhyāna, and Shiva-pūjā by removing mental impurities.