Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 124

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

Devanagari script

परिग्रहविनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मचारी दृढव्रतः संतुष्टः शौचसम्पन्नः स्वाध्यायनिरतः सदा

Transliteration

parigrahavinirmukto brahmacārī dṛḍhavrataḥ saṃtuṣṭaḥ śaucasampannaḥ svādhyāyanirataḥ sadā

Translation

远离占有与攫取，坚守梵行（brahmacarya）并誓愿坚定，知足而具清净，恒常专注于自诵自学（svādhyāya）——如此持戒有度的求道者，堪行湿婆（Śiva）之道，松解系缚灵魂之兽（paśu）的缚索（pāśa），转向主宰（Pati）。

Word by Word

• परिग्रह-विनिर्मुक्तः: freed from acquisitiveness/possessions

• ब्रह्मचारी: one established in brahmacarya (celibate student/continent practitioner)

• दृढ-व्रतः: firm in vow/observance

• सन्तुष्टः: content, satisfied

• शौच-सम्पन्नः: endowed with purity (inner and outer)

• स्वाध्याय-निरतः: devoted to svādhyāya (recitation/study of sacred lore)

• सदा: always, continually

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Śaiva discipline within the Linga Purana’s teaching stream)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It defines the inner qualifications—non-possessiveness, purity, contentment, vows, and svādhyāya—that make Linga-pūjā transformative rather than merely external, helping the devotee weaken pāśa and approach Pati, Śiva.

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

By implying Śiva as Pati—the liberating Lord—who is approached through disciplined purification of the pashu; the verse frames Śiva-tattva as the goal of a sādhanā that dissolves bondage rather than a deity reached only by ritual formality.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Aparigraha (non-possessiveness), brahmacarya, śauca, and svādhyāya—core restraints and observances aligned with Śaiva/Pāśupata sādhanā—are highlighted as the practitioner’s daily discipline supporting worship and liberation.