Shloka 42

योगान्तरायाः, औपसर्गिकसिद्धयः, परवैराग्येन शैवप्रसादः

Devanagari script

छायाविहीननिष्पत्तिर् इन्द्रियाणां च दर्शनम् आकाशगमनं नित्यम् इन्द्रियार्थैः समन्वितम्

Transliteration

chāyāvihīnaniṣpattir indriyāṇāṃ ca darśanam ākāśagamanaṃ nityam indriyārthaiḥ samanvitam

Translation

其身显现而不投影；内在诸根之力得以直接显明；常行于虚空之中——而对诸境之用仍圆满无碍。此乃由对主宰帕提（湿婆）的奉爱与帕修帕塔瑜伽之戒行所赐的瑜伽成就之相。

Word by Word

• छाया (chāyā): shadow

• विहीन (vihīna): devoid of, without

• निष्पत्ति (niṣpatti): manifestation, attainment, accomplished state

• इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām): of the senses/faculties

• च (ca): and

• दर्शनम् (darśanam): seeing, direct perception

• आकाश (ākāśa): sky, ether

• गमनम् (gamanam): going, movement

• नित्यम् (nityam): always, continually

• इन्द्रियार्थैः (indriyārthaiḥ): with/among the objects of the senses

• समन्वितम् (samanvitam): endowed with, accompanied by, integrated with

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teaching on yogic signs to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames yogic powers as outward signs that may arise through Śiva-bhakti and Pāśupata discipline, reminding the worshipper that such attainments are effects of grace and practice, not the final goal of Linga-upāsanā.

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

By implying that extraordinary capacities arise when the pashu (soul) is aligned with Pati (Śiva), it points to Śiva as the giver of siddhi and the transcendent ground beyond ordinary sensory limitation, even while the yogin can engage sense-objects without bondage.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-yoga: disciplined sādhana under Śiva’s lordship where sensory faculties are mastered; siddhis like sky-movement and subtle perception may appear, but are to be subordinated to liberation from pāśa (bondage).