Shloka 151

Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti

Devanagari script

समाधानाभिगम्याय समाधानाय ते नमः समाधानरतानां तु निर्विकल्पार्थरूपिणे

Transliteration

samādhānābhigamyāya samādhānāya te namaḥ samādhānaratānāṃ tu nirvikalpārtharūpiṇe

Translation

Salutations to You—attainable only through profound samādhāna (perfect inner collectedness), and Yourself the very principle of samādhāna. For those devoted to samādhāna, You stand revealed as the Reality whose meaning is free from all conceptual constructions (nirvikalpa).

Word by Word

• samādhāna-abhigamyāya: to Him who is approachable/attainable through samādhāna (deep collectedness)

• samādhānāya: to Him who is samādhāna itself (the state/principle of inner equipoise)

• te: to You

• namaḥ: salutation

• samādhāna-ratānām: of those delighting in/steadfast in samādhāna

• tu: indeed

• nirvikalpa-artha-rūpiṇe: to Him whose essential nature is the object/meaning that is nirvikalpa (free of mental alternatives and conceptualization)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a stotra-style passage within the Linga Purana’s Shaiva teaching context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga worship as incomplete without inner samādhāna: the Linga points to Shiva as Pati, who is finally known when the mind becomes collected and non-conceptual (nirvikalpa).

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

Shiva is presented as both the goal reached through samādhāna and the very essence of samādhāna—revealed to yogins as nirvikalpa-artha, Reality beyond mental constructions, the Pati who transcends pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The highlighted practice is yogic samādhāna leading toward nirvikalpa realization—aligned with Pāśupata discipline where the pashu (soul) loosens pasha through focused absorption in Shiva.