Shloka 16
Śiva-Śakti Tattva, Varṇa-Rahasya, and Mahāvākya-Bhāvanā
Interpretive Discipline
अन्यथा तत्पतित्वं तु न भवेदिति यत्नतः । य एषोन्तरिति शंभुश्छान्दोग्ये श्रूयते शिवः
anyathā tatpatitvaṃ tu na bhavediti yatnataḥ | ya eṣontariti śaṃbhuśchāndogye śrūyate śivaḥ
Andernfalls wäre seine Herrschaft als höchster Pati nicht begründet. Darum soll man mit sorgfältiger Aufmerksamkeit erkennen: Śiva, Śambhu, der in der Chāndogya-Upaniṣad als „Der im Innern“ vernommen wird, ist wahrlich eben dieser höchste Herr.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Mantra: ya eṣo’ntar iti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It asserts that Śiva is the Supreme Pati (Lord) and is also the indwelling reality spoken of by śruti as the “Inner One,” grounding Shaiva doctrine in Upaniṣadic authority.
By identifying Śiva as the Antaryāmin (inner ruler), it harmonizes Saguna worship (such as Linga-pūjā) with the truth that the same Śiva abides within all beings as their inner Lord.
Meditate on Śiva as the indwelling presence (“He who is within”) while repeating the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), letting external worship mature into inner contemplation.