Shloka 90

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

Devanagari script

उपास्यमानो वेदैश् च शास्त्रैर्नानाविधैरपि न वैष वेदशास्त्राणि सर्वज्ञो यास्यति प्रभुः

Transliteration

upāsyamāno vedaiś ca śāstrairnānāvidhairapi na vaiṣa vedaśāstrāṇi sarvajño yāsyati prabhuḥ

Translation

Dẫu được phụng thờ bằng các Veda và muôn loại śāstra, nhưng Đấng Tối Thượng—bậc toàn tri—không thể được đạt đến chỉ nhờ học vấn Veda và kinh luận.

Word by Word

• उपास्यमानो: being worshipped

• वेदैः: by the Vedas

• च: and

• शास्त्रैः: by treatises/scriptures

• नानाविधैः: of many kinds

• अपि: even

• न: not

• वै: indeed

• सः: he (that Lord)

• वेदशास्त्राणि: Vedas and śāstras (as learning/means)

• सर्वज्ञः: all-knowing/omniscient

• यास्यति: is reached/attained

• प्रभुः: the Supreme Lord (Pati)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Linga Purana teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It clarifies that while Vedic rites and śāstric methods can support worship, Shiva (as Pati) is not attained by scholarship alone; sincere upāsanā leading to inner realization is essential.

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

Shiva is presented as the omniscient Prabhu who transcends the limits of textual means; He is not confined to words and concepts, but is realized as the supreme Pati beyond Pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implicitly prioritizes inward Pashupata-oriented upāsanā—devotion, disciplined practice, and direct realization—over mere recitation or intellectual mastery of Veda-śāstra.