Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67

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

Devanagari script

ऋचो यजूंषि सामानि वेदोपनिषदस् तथा योगज्ञानादवाप्नोति ब्राह्मणो ऽध्यात्मचिन्तकः

Transliteration

ṛco yajūṃṣi sāmāni vedopaniṣadas tathā yogajñānādavāpnoti brāhmaṇo 'dhyātmacintakaḥ

Translation

内观自性之婆罗门，凭瑜伽之智，得《梨俱》《夜柔》《娑摩》三吠陀之精髓，亦得诸奥义书（Upaniṣad）之旨。由此瑜伽智，他趋近至上主宰（Pati），超越束缚兽魂（paśu）的系缚（pāśa）。

Word by Word

• ऋचः (ṛcaḥ): Ṛgvedic hymns

• यजूंषि (yajūṃṣi): Yajurvedic formulas

• सामानि (sāmāni): Sāmavedic chants

• वेदोपनिषदः (vedopaniṣadaḥ): the Upaniṣads as the culmination/inner meaning of the Veda

• तथा (tathā): and also

• योगज्ञानात् (yogajñānāt): from/through yogic knowledge

• अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti): attains, obtains, realizes

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ): a Brahmana (one established in brahma-vidyā)

• अध्यात्मचिन्तकः (adhyātma-cintakaḥ): one who reflects on the inner Self/spirit

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that the highest fruit of Vedic study is fulfilled through inner contemplation and Yoga—an inward form of worship where the devotee approaches Shiva (Pati) by realizing the Veda’s essence, not merely by external recitation.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the supreme reality reached through yogic jñāna: the inner meaning of the Vedas and Upaniṣads culminates in direct realization of the Lord beyond pāśa, where the paśu becomes oriented to Pati.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Adhyātma-cintana supported by yoga-jñāna—meditative inquiry and disciplined Yoga (aligned with Pāśupata intent) that converts scriptural knowledge into direct realization.