Shloka 105

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

गुञ्जागिरिवरतटा-मितरूपाणि सर्वशः अभ्यसंहर गम्यं ते न नीतव्यं परापरा

Transliteration

guñjāgirivarataṭā-mitarūpāṇi sarvaśaḥ abhyasaṃhara gamyaṃ te na nītavyaṃ parāparā

Translation

O Parāparā, ziehe von allen Seiten die unzähligen Gestalten zurück und sammle sie—als wären sie nur an den hohen Hängen des Guñjāgiri zu messen. Diese Deine Wirklichkeit ist allein durch innere Verwirklichung zu erreichen; sie lässt sich nicht durch äußere Mittel herbeiführen oder ergreifen.

Word by Word

• गुञ्जागिरि: Guñjāgiri (a sacred mountain)

• वरतटा: excellent slopes/banks

• अमितरूपाणि: innumerable forms

• सर्वशः: in every way/from all sides

• अभ्यसंहर: withdraw, gather back, reabsorb

• गम्यम्: to be approached/realized

• ते: your (truth/nature)

• न: not

• नीतव्यम्: to be led, carried, or made an object of attainment by external action

• परापरा: O Parāparā (the Supreme-beyond-and-within, an epithet of the Devi/Shakti and/or the transcendent-immanent Reality)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal teaching on Shiva-tattva and Shakti’s parāparā nature)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Guñjāgiri

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that while Shiva may be worshiped through innumerable Linga-forms and manifestations, the essence (Pati) is ultimately realized inwardly; external forms are supports for devotion, not limits on Shiva’s infinitude.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as parāpara—both transcendent and immanent—having countless forms yet not reducible to any form; it is “gamya” (realizable) through inner awakening rather than being grasped as a mere object.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Yogic movement of saṁhāra (withdrawal/reabsorption): turning the mind from dispersed multiplicity toward the one Reality—aligned with Pashupata-oriented inner discipline that loosens pasha (bondage) for the pashu (soul).