Shloka 54

योगान्तरायाः, औपसर्गिकसिद्धयः, परवैराग्येन शैवप्रसादः

Devanagari script

वैतृष्ण्यं पुरुषे ख्यातं गुणवैतृष्ण्यमुच्यते वैराग्येणैव संत्याज्याः सिद्धयश्चौपसर्गिकाः

Transliteration

vaitṛṣṇyaṃ puruṣe khyātaṃ guṇavaitṛṣṇyamucyate vairāgyeṇaiva saṃtyājyāḥ siddhayaścaupasargikāḥ

Translation

ความไร้ตัณหา (ไวตฤษฺณยะ) เป็นที่เลื่องลือในปุรุษ เรียกว่าไร้ตัณหาต่อคุณทั้งหลาย และด้วยไวรากยะเท่านั้น แม้ฤทธิ์ที่เกิดเป็นอุปสรรคก็ควรถูกละทิ้ง

Word by Word

• वैतृष्ण्यम्: thirstlessness, dispassion

• पुरुषे: in the puruṣa/embodied self

• ख्यातम्: well-known, renowned

• गुण-वैतृष्ण्यम्: dispassion toward the guṇas (sattva-rajas-tamas)

• उच्यते: is called

• वैराग्येण: by renunciation, through detachment

• एव: alone, indeed

• संत्याज्याः: to be completely abandoned

• सिद्धयः: yogic powers/attainments

• च: and

• औपसर्गिकाः: incidental, adventitious, arising as impediments (upasargas).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching tradition to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga worship as an inner discipline: the devotee (pashu) approaches Pati (Shiva) by dropping craving for sense-objects and even subtle pride in spiritual powers, making worship a means to liberation rather than attainment.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as beyond the guṇas; therefore, the aspirant must cultivate guṇa-vaitṛṣṇya (non-attachment to sattva, rajas, tamas) to align consciousness with the nirguṇa Lord, the Pati who frees the pashu from pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pashupata-oriented vairāgya: maintaining detachment during sādhana and rejecting upasarga-siddhis that can bind the yogin through ego and distraction, keeping the aim fixed on Shiva-realization.