Shloka 44

मुनिमोहशमनम्

Pāśupata-yoga, Siddhis, Puruṣa-darśana, Saṃsāra, and Prāṇa-Rudra Pañcāhutī

Devanagari script

युक्तो योगेन चेशानं सर्वतश् च सनातनम् पुरुषं सर्वभूतानां तं विद्वान्न विमुह्यति

Transliteration

yukto yogena ceśānaṃ sarvataś ca sanātanam puruṣaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ taṃ vidvānna vimuhyati

Translation

以瑜伽与祂相应者，智者真实了知伊沙那（Īśāna）——常住、遍一切处、为至上之人（Puruṣa），亦是一切众生内在的主宰。既知此主宰（Pati），便不再为系缚灵魂（paśu）的绳索（pāśa）所迷惑。

Word by Word

• युक्तः (yuktaḥ): united, disciplined

• योगेन (yogena): by Yoga, through yogic integration

• च (ca): and

• ईशानम् (īśānam): Īśāna, the Lord (Shiva as Pati)

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ): everywhere, on all sides

• च (ca): and

• सनातनम् (sanātanam): eternal, beginningless

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam): Supreme Person, inner ruler

• सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām): of all beings

• तम् (tam): Him

• विद्वान् (vidvān): the knower, the wise

• न (na): not

• विमुह्यति (vimuhyati): becomes deluded, is confused.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya, conveying Shaiva yoga-doctrine)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Ishana)

FAQs

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

It grounds Linga-upasana in inner realization: through Yoga one recognizes Īśāna as the all-pervading Pati behind all forms, so worship shifts from mere external rite to direct Shiva-darshana that dissolves delusion.

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

Shiva is presented as Īśāna—sanātana (eternal) and sarvataḥ (all-pervading), the puruṣa who is Lord of all beings; knowing Him as the inner ruler, the pashu is freed from moha born of pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pashupata-oriented Yoga: disciplined union (yoga-yukti) culminating in knowledge (vidvat) of Īśāna; the key practice is yogic integration leading to non-delusion rather than a specific external puja step.