पशु-पाश-पतिविचारः / Inquiry into Paśu, Pāśa, and Pati
दिश ऊर्ध्वमधस्तिर्यक्भासयन् भ्राजते स्वयम् । यो निःस्वभावादप्येको वरेण्यस्त्वधितिष्ठति
diśa ūrdhvamadhastiryakbhāsayan bhrājate svayam | yo niḥsvabhāvādapyeko vareṇyastvadhitiṣṭhati
هو وحده يلمع بقوّته الذاتية، مُنيرًا الجهات: فوقًا وتحتًا وعرضًا. ومع أنّه متعالٍ عن كل صفةٍ وطبيعةٍ ملازمة، فإنّ ذلك الواحد الأجدر بالعبادة يظلّ قائمًا مُهيمِنًا على الكلّ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Role: teaching
Offering: dipa
It declares Shiva as self-luminous consciousness who illumines all experience, transcending qualities (nirguṇa) yet remaining the supreme Lord (Pati) who governs and sustains the cosmos.
The verse points to the nirguṇa truth behind worship: the Linga and saguna forms are sacred supports through which devotees approach the One who is beyond attributes, yet actively presides over the world.
Meditate on Shiva as the inner light in all directions (sarvato-mukha awareness) while repeating the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to shift attention from changing qualities to the self-effulgent Lord.