Shloka 88

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

Devanagari script

एक एव हि सर्वज्ञः सर्वेशस्त्वेक एव सः एष सर्वाधिपो देवस् त्व् अन्तर्यामी महाद्युतिः

Transliteration

eka eva hi sarvajñaḥ sarveśastveka eva saḥ eṣa sarvādhipo devas tv antaryāmī mahādyutiḥ

Translation

Er allein ist wahrhaft allwissend; Er allein ist der Herr über alles. Dieser strahlende Deva ist der Souverän über das All — der Antaryāmin, der innere Lenker, der in allen Wesen wohnt; der höchste Pati, der alle paśus regiert und doch selbstleuchtend bleibt.

Word by Word

• एक एव (eka eva): one alone

• हि (hi): indeed

• सर्वज्ञः (sarvajñaḥ): all-knowing, omniscient

• सर्वेशः (sarveśaḥ): Lord of all

• तु (tu): and/indeed

• सः (saḥ): he

• एष (eṣa): this (very one)

• सर्वाधिपः (sarvādhipaḥ): ruler of all, universal sovereign

• देवः (devaḥ): the shining Lord, Deity

• त्व्/त्वम् (tv/tvam): you (addressed, emphatic)

• अन्तर्यामी (antaryāmī): inner controller, indwelling witness

• महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ): of great splendor, supremely radiant

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the doctrine of Shiva’s supremacy within the Purva-Bhaga discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It establishes Shiva as the one sovereign and indwelling Antaryāmin; Linga worship is thus not mere external ritual but reverence to the all-pervading Pati who abides within the worshipper and within the Linga as the sign of the formless Supreme.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as non-dual sovereignty: omniscient (sarvajña), lord of all (sarveśa), ruler over all domains (sarvādhipa), and the inner controller (antaryāmī), whose radiance (mahādyuti) is self-existent and not dependent on created things.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to Antaryāmin-dhyāna central to Pāśupata-oriented practice—meditating on Shiva as the inner ruler who loosens pasha (bondage) of the pashu (soul) through knowledge of Pati, which then informs Linga-pūjā as inward worship.