Shloka 112

Adhyaya 8: Yogasthanas, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama-Siddhi, and Shiva-Dhyana leading to Samadhi

Devanagari script

साक्षात्समरसेनैव देहमध्ये स्मरेच्छिवम् एकीभावं समेत्यैवं तत्र यद्रससम्भवम्

Transliteration

sākṣātsamarasenaiva dehamadhye smarecchivam ekībhāvaṃ sametyaivaṃ tatra yadrasasambhavam

Translation

Durch die unmittelbare, ungeteilte Gleichheit des einen Geschmacks (samarasa) soll man Śiva im eigenen Leib vergegenwärtigen. Ist man so in die Einheit (ekībhāva) eingegangen, dann wisse: welche Wonne-Essenz (rasa) dort auch entsteht, sie ist das Aufleuchten des Śiva-Bewusstseins, worin der Paśu (die Seele) die pāśa-Bande lockert und zum Pati (Herrn) hin schreitet.

Word by Word

• साक्षात्: directly, immediately

• समरसेन: by the state of equal, undivided taste (samarasa)

• एव: indeed

• देहमध्ये: in the midst of the body, within the body

• स्मरेत्: one should remember, contemplate

• शिवम्: Śiva (the Pati, auspicious Lord)

• एकीभावम्: oneness, unity of awareness

• समेत्य: having entered, having attained

• एवम्: thus

• तत्र: there (in that inner state)

• यत्: whatever

• रससम्भवम्: born of rasa, arising as bliss-essence/nectar-like experience

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shifts Linga worship from only outer ritual to inner realization: the true Linga is contemplated within the body as Śiva, and worship culminates in ekībhāva—non-dual absorption in Śiva-consciousness.

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

Śiva-tattva is indicated as direct inner presence realized through samarasa (undivided awareness), manifesting as rasa—an experiential bliss-essence that arises when the Paśu approaches the Pati beyond bondage (pāśa).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A dhyāna-based Pāśupata-oriented practice: remembering Śiva in the body, stabilizing equal awareness (samarasa), and entering ekībhāva, where the practitioner tastes the arising rasa of Śiva-realization.