Shloka 27

Adhyaya 17: लिङ्गोद्भव—ब्रह्मविष्ण्वहङ्कार-शमनं, ओंकार-प्रादुर्भावः, मन्त्र-तत्त्वं च

Devanagari script

अहमेव परं ज्योतिः परमात्मा त्वहं विभुः यद्यद्दृष्टं श्रुतं सर्वं जगत्यस्मिंश्चराचरम्

Transliteration

ahameva paraṃ jyotiḥ paramātmā tvahaṃ vibhuḥ yadyaddṛṣṭaṃ śrutaṃ sarvaṃ jagatyasmiṃścarācaram

Translation

Ich allein bin das höchste Licht; Ich bin der allgegenwärtige Herr, das innere Selbst. Was immer in dieser Welt — beweglich oder unbeweglich — gesehen oder gehört wurde: alles ist von Mir durchdrungen und ruht in Mir.

Word by Word

• अहम् (aham): I

• एव (eva): alone/indeed

• परम् (param): supreme

• ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ): light, luminous reality

• परमात्मा (paramātmā): Supreme Self, inner ruler

• त्व (tva): indeed/you (emphatic particle in context)

• अहम् (aham): I

• विभुः (vibhuḥ): all-pervading Lord

• यत् यत् (yad yad): whatever

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam): seen

• श्रुतम् (śrutam): heard

• सर्वम् (sarvam): all

• जगति (jagati): in the world

• अस्मिन् (asmin): in this

• चराचरम् (carācaram): moving and unmoving beings

Speaker

Shiva (as the Supreme Pati, revealing his Paramatma nature)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It identifies Shiva as the Supreme Light (jyotis-svarūpa) behind all experience; thus the Linga is worshipped not as a mere object, but as the visible sign of the formless, all-pervading Pati.

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

Shiva is presented as Paramātmā and Vibhu—immanent within all beings and transcendent as the supreme luminous reality—by whom the entire carācaram jagat is known, sustained, and pervaded.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports Pāśupata-oriented contemplation: meditate on Shiva as the inner witness of all seen and heard, dissolving pasha (bondage) through jñāna and steady awareness during Linga-pūjā.