Shloka 40

मुनिमोहशमनम्

Pāśupata-yoga, Siddhis, Puruṣa-darśana, Saṃsāra, and Prāṇa-Rudra Pañcāhutī

Devanagari script

पश्यन्ति युक्त्या ह्यचलप्रकाशं तद्भावितास्तेजसा दीप्यमानम् /* अपाणिपादोदरपार्श्वजिह्वो ह्यतीन्द्रियो वापि सुसूक्ष्म एकः

Transliteration

paśyanti yuktyā hyacalaprakāśaṃ tadbhāvitāstejasā dīpyamānam /* apāṇipādodarapārśvajihvo hyatīndriyo vāpi susūkṣma ekaḥ

Translation

Durch geschulte Einsicht schauen sie das unbewegte Licht—durch Betrachtung offenbar gemacht und von eigenem Glanz erstrahlend. Er ist der Eine, überaus subtil und jenseits der Sinne: ohne Hände und Füße, und doch gegenwärtig als Bauch, Seiten und Zunge—alles durchdringend und dennoch transzendent.

Word by Word

• पश्यन्ति: they see/behold

• युक्त्या: by disciplined reasoning/yoga (yukti)

• हि: indeed

• अचलप्रकाशम्: the unmoving/steady Light

• तत्-भाविताः: those who have contemplated/meditated upon That

• तेजसा: by radiance/splendour

• दीप्यमानम्: shining, blazing forth

• अपाणि: without hands

• पाद: (without) feet

• उदर: belly/inner core

• पार्श्व: sides/flanks

• जिह्व: tongue

• हि: indeed

• अतीन्द्रियः: beyond the senses

• वा अपि: and also/indeed

• सुसूक्ष्मः: exceedingly subtle

• एकः: the One (non-dual Lord)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-tattva to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It identifies the Linga’s inner meaning as acala-prakāśa—Shiva as the steady, self-luminous Reality perceived through contemplation, not merely as an external form.

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

Shiva is presented as Pati who is atīndriya (beyond the senses) and su-sūkṣma (supremely subtle): formless and partless, yet immanent in all functions and supports—transcendent while pervading everything.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Meditative assimilation (tad-bhāvanā) allied with yukti—Pashupata-oriented inner yoga where the pashu (soul) turns from sense-objects (pāśa) and realizes the self-shining Lord.