Shloka 73

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

Devanagari script

ख्यायते यत्त्विति ख्यातिर् ज्ञानादिभिर् अनेकशः सर्वतत्त्वाधिपः सर्वं विजानाति यदीश्वरः

Transliteration

khyāyate yattviti khyātir jñānādibhir anekaśaḥ sarvatattvādhipaḥ sarvaṃ vijānāti yadīśvaraḥ

Translation

Er heißt „Khyāti“, weil Er alles Erkennbare kundmacht; durch Wissen und dergleichen wird Er auf vielerlei Weise offenbar. Dieser Herr, Īśvara—der Souverän über alle Tattvas—weiß alles vollkommen.

Word by Word

• ख्यायते: is made known/is proclaimed

• यत्: because/that which

• त्विति: thus/so (iti)

• ख्यातिः: Khyāti (renown

• ज्ञान-आदिभिः: by knowledge and other (means/powers)

• अनेकशः: in many ways

• सर्व-तत्त्व-अधिपः: ruler/lord over all tattvas (principles of reality)

• सर्वम्: everything

• विजानाति: knows distinctly/fully comprehends

• यद्: since/that (He)

• ईश्वरः: the Lord, Īśvara (Pati)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-worship as worship of Īśvara who illumines and makes all realities knowable; the Linga signifies the Pati who governs all tattvas and is the ultimate knower behind all knowledge.

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

Shiva is presented as Sarvatattvādhipa—the Lord beyond and over all ontological principles—whose essential mark is omniscience (sarva-vijñāna), distinguishing Pati from bound pashus limited by pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes jñāna (right knowledge) as a primary limb of Shaiva practice: in Pāśupata-oriented discipline, contemplation of Shiva as the all-knowing Lord supports inner recognition (pratyabhijñā-like insight) alongside external Linga-puja.