Shloka 76

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

Devanagari script

मन्तव्यं चैव बोद्धव्यम् अहंकर्तव्यमेव च तथा चेतयितव्यं च वक्तव्यं मुनिपुङ्गवाः

Transliteration

mantavyaṃ caiva boddhavyam ahaṃkartavyameva ca tathā cetayitavyaṃ ca vaktavyaṃ munipuṅgavāḥ

Translation

Hỡi bậc hiền thánh tối thượng, hãy suy tư, hãy hiểu biết chân thật, hãy đảm đương bổn phận cho đúng, giữ tâm luôn tỉnh thức, rồi mới nói—để paśu (linh hồn bị trói) nhờ ý chí và lời nói được điều phục mà tiến về Pati, Đấng Chủ Tể.

Word by Word

• मन्तव्यम्: to be reflected upon/considered

• च एव: and indeed

• बोद्धव्यम्: to be understood/realized

• अहंकर्तव्यम् एव: the ‘I must do’ (sense of responsible undertaking) indeed

• तथा: likewise

• चेतयितव्यम्: to be made conscious/kept attentive (to be reminded inwardly)

• च: and

• वक्तव्यम्: to be spoken/uttered

• मुनिपुङ्गवाः: O foremost sages

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a didactic instruction within the Linga Purana’s Shaiva teaching stream)

FAQs

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

It frames worship as beginning inwardly: right reflection, understanding, mindful intention, and restrained speech purify the paśu so that external Linga-puja becomes effective rather than merely ritualistic.

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

By implication, Shiva as Pati is approached through consciousness and order (niyama): when thought, knowledge, will, and speech are aligned, the soul’s bondage (pāśa) loosens and awareness turns toward Shiva-tattva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A yogic discipline of vāk-saṃyama (restraint of speech) and smṛti/chetanā (continuous mindful alertness), foundational to Pashupata-oriented self-purification before mantra-japa and puja.