Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24

मुनिमोहशमनम्

Pāśupata-yoga, Siddhis, Puruṣa-darśana, Saṃsāra, and Prāṇa-Rudra Pañcāhutī

Devanagari script

योगिन् इस् फ़्रेएद् फ़्रोम् अत्तछ्मेन्त् न जायते न म्रियते छिद्यते न च भिद्यते न दह्यते न मुह्येत लीयते न च लिप्यते

Transliteration

yogin is freed from attachment na jāyate na mriyate chidyate na ca bhidyate na dahyate na muhyeta līyate na ca lipyate

Translation

Ang yogin na napalaya mula sa pagkakagapos (pāśa) ay hindi ipinanganganak at hindi namamatay. Hindi siya napuputol ni nahahati; hindi nasusunog ni nalilinlang. Hindi siya nalulusaw, at hindi nadudungisan—naninirahan sa dalisay na kamalayan na itinatag ni Śiva, ang Pati na nagpapalaya sa paśu.

Word by Word

• yogin: the yogin (Pāśupata practitioner)

• saṅga/attachment (implied): bondage-causing clinging (pāśa)

• na jāyate: is not born

• na mriyate: does not die

• na chidyate: is not cut

• na bhidyate: is not split/broken

• na dahyate: is not burned

• na muhyeta: is not deluded/confused

• na līyate: does not dissolve/vanish

• na lipyate: is not stained/tainted

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching within the Linga Purana’s yogic discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-worship as a means to cut pāśa (attachment): devotion and inner yoga mature into the realization of the unstained, deathless consciousness protected by Śiva, the Pati.

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

By pointing to the unborn, uncuttable, unburnable, and unstainable reality, it aligns the realized state with Śiva-tattva—pure, changeless awareness that liberates the bound soul (paśu).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Detachment (vairāgya) as Pāśupata-yogic discipline: freeing oneself from saṅga/pāśa so the paśu can abide in Śiva-oriented, stainless awareness alongside Linga-pūjā.