Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66

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

Devanagari script

तस्मात्पाशुपतैर्योगैर् आत्मानं चिन्तयेद्बुधः आत्मानं जानते ये तु शुचयस्ते न संशयः

Transliteration

tasmātpāśupatairyogair ātmānaṃ cintayedbudhaḥ ātmānaṃ jānate ye tu śucayaste na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

是故，智者当依帕修帕塔瑜伽（Pāśupata Yoga）之行门而观照自性。凡真实知自性者，必得清净——此无疑也。

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore

• pāśupataiḥ: by (means of) Pāśupata (Shaiva) methods

• yogaiḥ: yogic disciplines/unions

• ātmānam: the Self (the bound soul’s inner reality)

• cintayet: should contemplate/meditate upon

• budhaḥ: the wise person

• jānate: know/realise

• ye: those who

• tu: indeed

• śucayaḥ: purified/clean (inwardly)

• te: they

• na: not

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva doctrine to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-oriented Shaiva practice as leading to inner contemplation and Self-knowledge, implying that true worship culminates in purification through Pāśupata Yoga.

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

By pointing to Pāśupata Yoga as the means, it implies Shiva as Pati (the Lord) whose grace and discipline loosen Pāśa (bondage) so the Pashu (soul) can realise the Self.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata Yoga—Shaiva yogic disciplines centered on contemplation (cintana) and Self-realisation (ātma-jñāna) as the purifier and liberating method.