Shloka 20

प्रलय-तत्त्वलयः, नीललोहित-रुद्रः, अष्टमूर्तिस्तवः, एवं ब्रह्मणो वैराग्यम्

Devanagari script

दशवर्षसहस्राणि समाधिस्थो ऽभवत्प्रभुः अधोमुखं तु यत्पद्मं हृदि संस्थं सुशोभनम्

Transliteration

daśavarṣasahasrāṇi samādhistho 'bhavatprabhuḥ adhomukhaṃ tu yatpadmaṃ hṛdi saṃsthaṃ suśobhanam

Translation

For ten thousand years the Lord remained absorbed in samādhi. Within the heart there was a splendid lotus, turned downward, abiding there in radiant beauty.

Word by Word

• दशवर्षसहस्राणि: ten thousand years

• समाधिस्थः: abiding in samādhi, absorbed in yogic trance

• अभवत्: became/remained

• प्रभुः: the Lord, the Sovereign (Pati)

• अधोमुखम्: facing downward, inverted

• तु: indeed

• यत्: which

• पद्मम्: lotus

• हृदि: in the heart

• संस्थम्: situated/established

• सुशोभनम्: very beautiful, resplendent

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It points the devotee from outer worship to inner realization: the true Linga is contemplated in samādhi as the radiant presence of Pati within the heart-lotus.

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

Shiva is shown as the timeless Lord (Pati) who can remain established in pure samādhi beyond ordinary duration, indicating transcendence over māyā and bondage (pāśa).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dhyāna leading to samādhi on the heart-lotus—an inner Pāśupata-oriented contemplation where the pashu (soul) turns inward to the indwelling Lord.