Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 118

ध्यानयज्ञः, संसार-विष-निरूपणम्, पाशुपतयोगः, परा-अपरा विद्या, चतुर्वस्था-विचारः (अध्यायः ८६)

Devanagari script

ज्ञानिनः सर्वपापानि जीर्यन्ते नात्र संशयः क्रीडन्नपि न लिप्येत पापैर्नानाविधैरपि

Transliteration

jñāninaḥ sarvapāpāni jīryante nātra saṃśayaḥ krīḍannapi na lipyeta pāpairnānāvidhairapi

Translation

Đối với bậc jñānin, mọi tội lỗi đều mòn rã và tiêu tan—không chút nghi ngờ. Dẫu vui đùa giữa các việc đời, người ấy vẫn không bị nhiễm ô bởi muôn thứ tội.

Word by Word

• ज्ञानिनः: of the knower (one established in true knowledge)

• सर्व-पापानि: all sins/all demerit

• जीर्यन्ते: are digested away/are exhausted

• न: not

• अत्र: here/in this matter

• संशयः: doubt

• क्रीडन् अपि: even while playing/acting freely

• न लिप्येत: is not smeared/tainted (not bound)

• पापैः: by sins

• नाना-विधैः अपि: even of various kinds

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga worship as leading to Shiva-tattva-jñāna, where papa (demerit) is exhausted and the devotee is no longer inwardly stained even amid outward activity.

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

By implication, Shiva as Pati grants liberating knowledge that dissolves pasha (bondage); when the pashu abides in that jñāna, karmic stain cannot adhere.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The focus is jñāna-yoga aligned with Pāśupata intent: inner realization (supported by Shiva-bhakti and Linga-upāsanā) that burns karmic impurities rather than mere external ritual alone.