Shloka 19

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

Devanagari script

उद्भिज्जः स्वेदजश्चैव अण्डजो वै जरायुजः एवं व्यवस्थितो देही कर्मणाज्ञो ह्यनिर्वृतः

Transliteration

udbhijjaḥ svedajaścaiva aṇḍajo vai jarāyujaḥ evaṃ vyavasthito dehī karmaṇājño hyanirvṛtaḥ

Translation

具身之灵（paśu）分为：由芽生者、由汗生者、由卵生者、由胎生者。既处于此具身之位，它因业力而无明，不能得真实寂静（nirvṛti）——唯有转向能断除系缚（pāśa）的主宰（Pati）湿婆，方得安息。

Word by Word

• उद्भिज्जः: sprout-born (plants)

• स्वेदजः: sweat-born

• च एव: and indeed

• अण्डजः: egg-born

• वै: verily

• जरायुजः: womb-born (placental)

• एवम्: thus

• व्यवस्थितः: arranged/classified

• देही: the embodied one (jīva/pashu)

• कर्मणा: by karma

• अज्ञः: ignorant

• हि: indeed

• अनिर्वृतः: without nirvṛti, not at peace/liberated

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames embodiment as karmically conditioned and restless; Linga worship is implied as the Shaiva means to turn the pashu toward Pati (Shiva) for release from pāśa (bondage).

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

By contrast: the jiva is karma-bound and without nirvṛti, implying Shiva as Pati—beyond karma—whose grace and knowledge bring true cessation of bondage and the peace called nirvṛti.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes karmic bondage; the practical takeaway aligns with Pāśupata discipline—purification of action and mind, devotion to Shiva (often through Linga-puja), and seeking liberating knowledge.