Shloka 107

Adhyaya 8: Yogasthanas, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama-Siddhi, and Shiva-Dhyana leading to Samadhi

Devanagari script

सर्वोपाधिविनिर्मुक्तं ध्यानगम्यं विचारतः अद्वयं तमसश्चैव परस्तात्संस्थितं परम्

Transliteration

sarvopādhivinirmuktaṃ dhyānagamyaṃ vicārataḥ advayaṃ tamasaścaiva parastātsaṃsthitaṃ param

Translation

That Supreme Reality is free from all upādhis (limiting adjuncts); it is attained through meditation and discerning inquiry. Non-dual, it stands beyond darkness (tamas) and abides as the Transcendent Supreme—Śiva, the Pati who liberates the bound pashu from pāśa.

Word by Word

• सर्व (sarva): all

• उपाधि (upādhi): limiting adjunct, conditioning attribute

• विनिर्मुक्तम् (vinirmuktam): completely freed from

• ध्यान-गम्यम् (dhyāna-gamyam): reachable/realizable by meditation

• विचारतः (vicārataḥ): through inquiry, discernment

• अद्वयम् (advayam): non-dual

• तमसः (tamasaḥ): of darkness/ignorance

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed

• परस्तात् (parastāt): beyond, on the farther side

• संस्थितम् (saṃsthitam): established, abiding

• परम् (param): supreme.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-tattva to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the object of Linga-upāsanā as Para-Śiva: beyond all upādhis and tamas, realized through dhyāna and vicāra—so worship is not merely external ritual but a means to recognize the Supreme Pati.

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

Shiva is presented as advaya (non-dual), transcending ignorance (tamas) and all conditioned attributes, the supreme reality abiding beyond conceptual limitations—Pati distinct from pāśa and the bound pashu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It emphasizes dhyāna (meditative absorption) supported by vicāra (discriminative inquiry), aligning with Pāśupata orientation where inner realization of Shiva-tattva completes outer devotion.