Shloka 80

Shivamurti–Pratishtha Phala: Shivalaya-Nirmana, Kshetra-Mahatmya, Tirtha-Snana, and Mandala-Vidhi

Devanagari script

आत्मानं चान्तरात्मानं युगलं बुद्धिमेव च अहङ्कारं च महता सर्वयज्ञफलं लभेत्

Transliteration

ātmānaṃ cāntarātmānaṃ yugalaṃ buddhimeva ca ahaṅkāraṃ ca mahatā sarvayajñaphalaṃ labhet

Translation

By the Great Lord, one should realize the self and the Inner Self, together with the pair of principles, the intellect (buddhi), and even egoity (ahaṅkāra); thus one attains the fruit of all sacrifices. (For the paśu, this inner offering becomes the true yajña when oriented to Pati, Śiva.)

Word by Word

• ātmānam: the individual self (pashu-consciousness)

• ca: and

• antarātmānam: the Inner Self (indwelling Lord / witness, aligned with Pati)

• yugalam: the pair/twofold set (understood as complementary principles within inner worship)

• buddhim: intellect/discriminative faculty

• eva: indeed

• ca: and

• ahaṅkāram: ego-sense/‘I’-maker (bonding principle)

• ca: and

• mahatā: by the Great One / through the Great Principle (also read as through Mahat, the cosmic intellect)

• sarva-yajña-phalam: the result of all sacrifices

• labhet: one obtains/attains

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shifts yajña from outer fire-ritual to inner offering: mind-principles like buddhi and ahaṅkāra are to be known and surrendered to Pati (Śiva), which is said to yield the fruit of all sacrifices.

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

Śiva is implied as the antarātmā—present within as the indwelling reality beyond the ego-sense; realizing Him inwardly loosens pāśa (bondage) and turns the pashu toward liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-style inner discipline: discriminating buddhi from ahaṅkāra and orienting the inner self to the antarātmā, treating self-knowledge and surrender as the highest yajña.