Shloka 70

मुनिमोहशमनम्

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

Devanagari script

विज्ञेयस्तामसो नाम तत्रैव परिवर्तते सात्त्विकश्चापि संसारो ब्रह्मादिः परिकीर्तितः

Transliteration

vijñeyastāmaso nāma tatraiva parivartate sāttvikaścāpi saṃsāro brahmādiḥ parikīrtitaḥ

Translation

当知有一轮名为“tāmasa”（暗性之轮），于彼境中反复回转。又复宣说“sāttvika”（净性之轮）的流转存在，自梵天（Brahmā）而始。 （故 paśu 为诸 guṇa 之 pāśa 所缚，旋转于 saṃsāra，直至回向 Pati——湿婆（Śiva）。）

Word by Word

• विज्ञेयः: is to be known/understood

• तामसः: tamasic (dominated by tamas)

• नाम: by name/called

• तत्र एव: there itself/in that very domain

• परिवर्तते: revolves/recurs/turns about

• सात्त्विकः: sattvic (dominated by sattva)

• च अपि: and also

• संसारः: transmigratory existence/cycle of rebirth

• ब्रह्म-आदिः: beginning with Brahmā

• परिकीर्तितः: is proclaimed/declared

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the doctrinal teaching within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames worldly existence as guṇa-driven cycles (tāmasa and sāttvika); Linga worship is implied as a Shaiva means to reorient the pashu from guṇa-bound recurrence toward Pati (Śiva), the transcendent ground beyond the guṇas.

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

By contrasting recurring guṇa-conditioned samsara with the need to ‘know’ these cycles, it points to Śiva-tattva as that which is not merely another turn within the guṇas—Pati who enables discernment (viveka) and release from pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse is doctrinal rather than procedural, but it supports Pāśupata-style practice of guṇa-viveka and detachment—using Śiva-upāsanā (Linga-centered worship/meditation) to move beyond tamasic and even sattvic bondage into Śiva’s grace.