Shloka 63
भुवनकोशविन्यासनिर्णयः (ज्योतिर्गति-वृष्टिचक्र-वर्णनम्)
स एव तेजस्त्वोजस्तु बलं विप्रा यशः स्वयम् चक्षुः श्रोत्रं मनो मृत्युर् आत्मा मन्युर् विदिग् दिशः
sa eva tejastvojastu balaṃ viprā yaśaḥ svayam cakṣuḥ śrotraṃ mano mṛtyur ātmā manyur vidig diśaḥ
O brāhmaṇas, He alone is splendor and vital vigor; He is strength and fame itself. He is the eye and the ear, the mind, and even death; He is the Self, the power of righteous wrath, and the directions and intermediate quarters—pervading and governing all as Pati, the Lord within.
Suta Goswami
FAQs
It frames the Linga as the sign of Pati—the all-pervading Lord who becomes the power of sight, hearing, mind, and even death—so worship is not merely external; it is recognition of Shiva as the indwelling reality behind every function.
Shiva is presented as the inner governor of all śaktis: radiance (tejas), vigor (ojas), strength (bala), cognition (mind and senses), cosmic regulation (directions), and dissolution (mṛtyu). This aligns with Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on Pati as transcendent yet immanent, binding and releasing the paśu through His governance of all powers.
A meditative Pashupata-oriented practice is implied: internalize worship by contemplating Shiva as the operative principle in the senses and mind (indriya-manas-adhyātma dhyāna), dissolving egoic agency and turning perception itself into Linga-darśana.