Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24

आचार्य-धर्मलक्षण-श्रद्धाभक्तिप्राधान्यं तथा लिङ्गे ध्यान-पूजाविधानसंकेतः

Adhyaya 10

Devanagari script

निवृत्तः सर्वसङ्गेभ्यो युक्तो योगी प्रकीर्तितः असक्तो भयतो यस्तु विषयेषु विचार्य च

Transliteration

nivṛttaḥ sarvasaṅgebhyo yukto yogī prakīrtitaḥ asakto bhayato yastu viṣayeṣu vicārya ca

Translation

Ang yogin na umurong mula sa lahat ng pagkakabit ay ipinahahayag na “yukta” (wastong nagkakaisa). Pagkatapos pagnilayan ang mga bagay ng pandama at makita ang panganib ng mga ito, nananatili siyang hindi nakakapit—kaya lumuluwag ang pāśa (tali ng pagkaalipin) na gumagapos sa paśu (kaluluwang indibidwal) at humaharap kay Pati, ang Panginoong Śiva.

Word by Word

• निवृत्तः: withdrawn/turned back

• सर्वसङ्गेभ्यः: from all associations and attachments

• युक्तः: disciplined, integrated, rightly joined (to Yoga)

• योगी: yogin

• प्रकीर्तितः: is declared/proclaimed

• असक्तः: unattached/non-clinging

• भयतः: due to fear (of bondage/samsaric harm), seeing danger

• यः तु: who indeed

• विषयेषु: in/with sense-objects

• विचार्य: having examined/reflected

• च: and

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 true worship as inner purification: detachment from saṅga and thoughtful restraint toward sense-objects, making the devotee fit for Śiva-oriented sādhana and Linga-upāsanā.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati, the liberating Lord; when the paśu abandons attachment and fearlessly discriminates, bondage (pāśa) weakens and the soul becomes oriented toward Śiva’s grace and union.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-leaning yoga through vairāgya and viveka: withdrawing from attachments, contemplating the defects in sense-pleasures, and stabilizing disciplined awareness (yukta-yoga).