Shloka 38

Adhyaya 75: Nishkala–Sakala Shiva, Twofold Linga, and the Supremacy of Dhyana-Yajna

Devanagari script

भक्त्या च योगेन शुभेन युक्ता विप्राः सदा धर्मरता विशिष्टाः यजन्ति योगेशम् अशेषमूर्तिं षडस्रमध्ये भगवन्तमेव

Transliteration

bhaktyā ca yogena śubhena yuktā viprāḥ sadā dharmaratā viśiṣṭāḥ yajanti yogeśam aśeṣamūrtiṃ ṣaḍasramadhye bhagavantameva

Translation

Taglay ang bhakti at mapagpalang Yoga, ang mga dakilang pantas na brahmana—laging nakatuon sa dharma—ay sumasamba sa loob ng banal na anim-na-sulok na diyagrama sa mismong Bhagavān na iyon: ang Panginoon ng Yoga, na walang hanggan ang mga anyo at lumalaganap sa lahat ng pagpapakita.

Word by Word

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā): with devotion

• च (ca): and

• योगेन (yogena): by yoga/through yogic discipline

• शुभेन (śubhena): auspicious, purifying

• युक्ता (yuktāḥ): endowed, united

• विप्राः (viprāḥ): brahmins, seers

• सदा (sadā): always

• धर्मरता (dharmaratāḥ): devoted to dharma

• विशिष्टाः (viśiṣṭāḥ): distinguished, excellent

• यजन्ति (yajanti): they worship/sacrifice to

• योगेशम् (yogeśam): the Lord of Yoga

• अशेषमूर्तिम् (aśeṣa-mūrtim): of endless forms, all-formed

• षडस्रमध्ये (ṣaḍ-asra-madhye): in the midst of the six-angled (mandala/yantra)

• भगवन्तम् (bhagavantam): the Blessed Lord

• एव (eva): indeed, alone

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya; describing the prescribed mode of Shaiva worship)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-worship as both bhakti and yoga, performed in a consecrated geometric space (the six-angled mandala), emphasizing that the Linga points to Shiva as the all-pervading Pati of limitless forms.

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

Shiva is presented as Yogesha (the sovereign of all yogic realization) and Ashesha-murti (the one whose manifestations are innumerable), indicating Pati as transcendent yet immanent in every form while remaining the single Lord worshipped.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A combined discipline of auspicious yoga (inner concentration and purification) and devotional worship (yajana/puja) conducted within a six-angled mandala—an outward rite aligned with inward Pashupata-oriented yogic focus on the Lord.