Shloka 52

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

Devanagari script

सामवेदस्तथाथर्वो वेदः सर्वार्थसाधकः शिक्षा कल्पो व्याकरणं निरुक्तं छन्द एव च

Transliteration

sāmavedastathātharvo vedaḥ sarvārthasādhakaḥ śikṣā kalpo vyākaraṇaṃ niruktaṃ chanda eva ca

Translation

สามเวทและอถรรพเวท—เวทเหล่านี้ยังผลให้สำเร็จในความหมายอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ทั้งปวง และยังมีเวทางคะคือ ศิกษา กัลปะ ไวยากรณ์ นิรุกตะ และฉันทัส

Word by Word

• सामवेदः: the Sama Veda

• तथा: and likewise

• अथर्वः वेदः: the Atharva Veda

• वेदः: the Veda (scriptural revelation)

• सर्वार्थसाधकः: accomplishing all aims/means to all sacred ends

• शिक्षा: phonetics and correct recitation

• कल्पः: ritual method and injunctions

• व्याकरणम्: grammar

• निरुक्तम्: etymology/explanation of words

• छन्दः: Vedic meter/prosody

• एव च: and indeed also

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

FAQs

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

It establishes that Shiva-worship grounded in the Linga Purana is strengthened by Vedic revelation and its Vedangas—ensuring mantra, meter, and ritual procedure are correct, making puja efficacious.

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

By affirming the Veda as “accomplisher of all aims,” it implies that realization of Pati (Shiva) and release of the pashu from pasha are pursued through scripturally aligned knowledge, mantra, and rite—Shiva-tattva being approached via śāstra-pramāṇa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritual accuracy is highlighted: Kalpa (procedure), Śikṣā and Chandas (correct recitation and meter) support mantra-japa and Shiva-puja; these also function as preparatory disciplines for Pashupata Yoga by purifying speech, act, and understanding.