Shloka 65

अध्याय 91: अरिष्ट-लक्षण, मृत्यु-संस्कार, पाशुपत-धारणा तथा ओङ्कार-उपासना

Devanagari script

एवं हि योगसंयुक्तः शुचिर् दान्तो जितेन्द्रियः आत्मानं विद्यते यस्तु स सर्वं विन्दते द्विजाः

Transliteration

evaṃ hi yogasaṃyuktaḥ śucir dānto jitendriyaḥ ātmānaṃ vidyate yastu sa sarvaṃ vindate dvijāḥ

Translation

如是，与瑜伽相应者——清净、调伏、胜诸根者——若真实了知自性（我、Ātman），则必得一切，二生者啊。以自性之智，兽魂（paśu）脱离系缚（pāśa），归至主宰（Pati）湿婆。

Word by Word

• evaṃ: thus

• hi: indeed

• yoga-saṃyuktaḥ: joined/steadfast in yoga

• śuciḥ: pure (in conduct and mind)

• dāntaḥ: self-controlled, disciplined

• jita-indriyaḥ: one who has conquered the senses

• ātmānam: the Self

• vidyate: knows/realizes

• yaḥ tu: whoever indeed

• saḥ: he

• sarvam: all (fruition/attainments)

• vindate: finds/attains

• dvijāḥ: O twice-born (brāhmaṇas/initiates)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva-yogic teaching within the Linga Purana discourse)

FAQs

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

It states that inner purity, sense-mastery, and Self-realization are the core of successful Shiva-sadhana; external Linga-puja becomes fruitful when the paśu gains ātmā-jñāna and loosens pāśa.

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

By implying that the highest attainment comes through knowing the Self, it aligns with Shiva-tattva as Pati—the supreme consciousness who grants liberation when the soul turns inward from sense-bondage to true knowledge.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-oriented discipline: śauca (purity), dama (self-restraint), indriya-jaya (conquest of senses), and ātmā-vidyā (Self-knowledge) as the decisive yogic means to attain the highest fruit.