Shloka 6

Adhyaya 75: Nishkala–Sakala Shiva, Twofold Linga, and the Supremacy of Dhyana-Yajna

Devanagari script

वदन्ति मुनयः केचित् कर्मणा तस्य संगतिम् कल्पनाकल्पितं रूपं संहृत्य स्वेच्छयैव हि

Transliteration

vadanti munayaḥ kecit karmaṇā tasya saṃgatim kalpanākalpitaṃ rūpaṃ saṃhṛtya svecchayaiva hi

Translation

有些牟尼说：主与具身存在之相应，乃由业力所致；然而主收摄由分别想象所造之形相，唯依自身自在意志而住而行。是故帕提（主宰）不为系缚所染，能示现并融解诸相，而不受其所制。

Word by Word

• वदन्ति: say/declare

• मुनयः: sages

• केचित्: some

• कर्मणा: by karma/by action (karmic causality)

• तस्य: of Him/of that Lord

• संगतिम्: connection/association/coming into relation

• कल्पना: conceptual construction/imagination

• कल्पितम्: fabricated/constructed

• रूपम्: form/appearance

• संहृत्य: having withdrawn/drawn back/dissolved

• स्वेच्छया एव: only by His own will

• हि: indeed/for

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya; reporting a view held by certain munis)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga as a chosen manifestation of Pati (Shiva), not a karma-produced limitation—devotees worship the self-willed Presence that can reveal or withdraw form without being bound.

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

Shiva is indicated as unconditioned by karma and conceptual constructs (kalpana); forms arise and subside in His sovereignty (svatantrya), while He remains the ever-free Pati beyond pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway supports Pashupata-style detachment: withdraw identification with imagined forms and karmic narratives, and meditate on Shiva as the self-willed Lord who grants release from pasha to the pashu.