Shloka 68

ध्यानयज्ञः, संसार-विष-निरूपणम्, पाशुपतयोगः, परा-अपरा विद्या, चतुर्वस्था-विचारः (अध्यायः ८६)

Devanagari script

ईश्वरस्तु सुषुप्ते तु तुरीये च महेश्वरः वदन्त्य् एवम् अथान्ये ऽपि समस्तकरणैः पुमान्

Transliteration

īśvarastu suṣupte tu turīye ca maheśvaraḥ vadanty evam athānye 'pi samastakaraṇaiḥ pumān

Translation

Im Tiefschlaf (suṣupti) nennt man Ihn Īśvara; und im vierten Zustand (turīya) Maheśvara. So erklären es einige; andere wiederum sagen, dass die Person (Puruṣa) durch die Gesamtheit aller Vermögen (aller Organe und Werkzeuge des Erkennens und Handelns) gegenwärtig ist.

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ): the Lord, the sovereign ruler

• तु (tu): indeed/and

• सुषुप्ते (suṣupte): in deep sleep (suṣupti)

• तु (tu): and/indeed

• तुरीये (turīye): in the fourth state (turīya), beyond waking-dream-sleep

• च (ca): and

• महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ): the Great Lord (Śiva as Pati)

• वदन्ति (vadanti): they say/declare

• एवम् (evam): thus

• अथ (atha): then/and

• अन्ये (anye): others

• अपि (api): also

• समस्तकरणैः (samasta-karaṇaiḥ): with/through all the instruments and faculties (organs of perception/action and inner instruments)

• पुमान् (pumān): the Person, Puruṣa (the conscious principle).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the doctrinal view within the Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Ishvara
• Maheshvara

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-upāsanā as contemplation of Śiva not merely as a form, but as the inner Lord present in all states of awareness—especially suṣupti and turīya—guiding the devotee from sense-based worship to realization of Pati as pure consciousness.

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

Śiva-tattva is indicated as Īśvara (the inner ruler) even when the individual pashu is in deep sleep, and as Maheśvara in turīya—pointing to Śiva as Pati who transcends yet pervades the instruments (karaṇas) that bind the soul through pाश (pāśa).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A yogic takeaway is state-witnessing: recognizing the same Lord across waking, dream, deep sleep, and aiming toward turīya. In Pāśupata-oriented practice, this supports inward meditation (dhyāna) on Maheśvara beyond the senses rather than relying only on external ritual.