Shloka 29

Adhyaya 89: शौचाचारलक्षणम् — सदाचार, भैक्ष्यचर्या, प्रायश्चित्त, द्रव्यशुद्धि, आशौच-निर्णय

Devanagari script

समाहितो ब्रह्मपरो ऽप्रमादी शुचिस् तथैकान्तरतिर् जितेन्द्रियः /* समाप्नुयाद्योगमिमं महात्मा महर्षयश्चैवम् अनिन्दितामलाः

Transliteration

samāhito brahmaparo 'pramādī śucis tathaikāntaratir jitendriyaḥ /* samāpnuyādyogamimaṃ mahātmā maharṣayaścaivam aninditāmalāḥ

Translation

心神摄持，奉向至上梵（Brahman），恒常警觉，清净无垢，乐于独处三昧，制伏诸根——具大心者由此证得此瑜伽。诸大圣仙（ṛṣi）亦复如是，清白无瑕、无可讥责；以一心归向主宰帕提（Pati，湿婆Śiva），令系缚（pāśa）于众生之魂（paśu）者得以松解。

Word by Word

• समाहितः: mentally collected, absorbed

• ब्रह्मपरः: devoted to Brahman/the Supreme Lord

• अप्रमादी: vigilant, not negligent

• शुचिः: pure (in conduct and mind)

• तथा: and also

• एकान्तरतिः: delighting in solitude/single-pointed inwardness

• जितेन्द्रियः: conqueror of the senses

• समाप्नुयात्: would attain/fully reach

• योगम्: Yoga (discipline of union)

• इमम्: this

• महात्मा: great-souled one

• महर्षयः: great seers

• च: and

• एवम्: in this manner

• अनिन्दितामलाः: spotless, free from blame/impurity.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching as part of the Linga Purana’s yogic instruction)

Characters & Entities

• Mahadeva (as the implied Pati/Brahman)
• Maharishis

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-oriented devotion as an inner discipline: purity, vigilance, sense-mastery, and one-pointed absorption are presented as the qualifying sadhana by which the worshipper (paśu) becomes fit for Shiva’s grace (Pati), beyond mere external ritual.

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

By calling the goal “Brahman” and praising Brahma-parāyaṇatā, it aligns Shiva with the Supreme Reality—the Pati who is realized through concentrated yoga, and whose realization dissolves pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Pāśupata-leaning yogic regimen: samādhāna (collected mind), śauca (purity), apramāda (vigilance), indriya-jaya (sense-restraint), and ekānta (solitary, single-pointed meditation) culminating in attainment of yoga.