Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28

आभ्यन्तरध्यान-तत्त्वगणना-चतुर्व्यूहयोगः

Adhyaya 28

Devanagari script

चराचरविभागं च त्यजेदभिमतं स्मरन् त्याज्यं ग्राह्यम् अलभ्यं च कृत्यं चाकृत्यमेव च

Transliteration

carācaravibhāgaṃ ca tyajedabhimataṃ smaran tyājyaṃ grāhyam alabhyaṃ ca kṛtyaṃ cākṛtyameva ca

Translation

忆念至上目标，应舍弃对动与不动之分别的执著，并清明辨别：何者当舍、何者当取；何者可得、何者不可得；何者应行、何者不应行。

Word by Word

• cara-acara: moving and unmoving (all beings)

• vibhāgam: division, differentiation

• ca: and

• tyajet: one should abandon

• abhimatam: the chosen ideal/desired highest aim

• smaran: remembering, keeping in mind

• tyājyam: that which should be abandoned

• grāhyam: that which should be accepted

• alabhyam: unattainable/not to be sought

• ca: and

• kṛtyam: what ought to be done (duty/right practice)

• ca: and

• akṛtyam: what ought not to be done (prohibited/inauspicious practice)

• eva: indeed

• ca: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-worship as inner discipline: remembering Shiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord), the devotee practices discrimination—rejecting binding impulses and adopting purifying conduct—so external puja matures into liberating sadhana.

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

By urging renunciation of rigid worldly divisions (moving/unmoving), it points to Shiva-tattva as the transcendent ground beyond categories, while still guiding the pashu (soul) to act rightly until pasha (bondage) is dissolved.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pashupata-oriented viveka and tyaga: constant remembrance (smarana) of the highest aim, ethical restraint (kṛtya/akṛtya), and selective acceptance/rejection of actions and desires as a yogic method supporting Shiva-upasana.