Shloka 65

अध्याय 91: अरिष्ट-लक्षण, मृत्यु-संस्कार, पाशुपत-धारणा तथा ओङ्कार-उपासना

Devanagari script

एवं हि योगसंयुक्तः शुचिर् दान्तो जितेन्द्रियः आत्मानं विद्यते यस्तु स सर्वं विन्दते द्विजाः

Transliteration

evaṃ hi yogasaṃyuktaḥ śucir dānto jitendriyaḥ ātmānaṃ vidyate yastu sa sarvaṃ vindate dvijāḥ

Translation

یوں جو یوگ سے یُکت، پاک، منضبط اور حواس پر غالب ہو کر نفسِ حقیقی کو ٹھیک ٹھیک جانتا ہے، وہ سب کچھ پا لیتا ہے، اے دِوِجوں؛ آتم-ودیا سے پاش کٹتے ہیں اور پشو پتی شری شِو کو پا لیتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• evaṃ: thus

• hi: indeed

• yoga-saṃyuktaḥ: joined/steadfast in yoga

• śuciḥ: pure (in conduct and mind)

• dāntaḥ: self-controlled, disciplined

• jita-indriyaḥ: one who has conquered the senses

• ātmānam: the Self

• vidyate: knows/realizes

• yaḥ tu: whoever indeed

• saḥ: he

• sarvam: all (fruition/attainments)

• vindate: finds/attains

• dvijāḥ: O twice-born (brāhmaṇas/initiates)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva-yogic teaching within the Linga Purana discourse)

FAQs

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

It states that inner purity, sense-mastery, and Self-realization are the core of successful Shiva-sadhana; external Linga-puja becomes fruitful when the paśu gains ātmā-jñāna and loosens pāśa.

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

By implying that the highest attainment comes through knowing the Self, it aligns with Shiva-tattva as Pati—the supreme consciousness who grants liberation when the soul turns inward from sense-bondage to true knowledge.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-oriented discipline: śauca (purity), dama (self-restraint), indriya-jaya (conquest of senses), and ātmā-vidyā (Self-knowledge) as the decisive yogic means to attain the highest fruit.