Shloka 79

मुनिमोहशमनम्

Pāśupata-yoga, Siddhis, Puruṣa-darśana, Saṃsāra, and Prāṇa-Rudra Pañcāhutī

Devanagari script

तथान्तः संस्थितं देवं स्वशक्त्या परिमण्डितम् अष्टधा चाष्टधा चैव तथा चाष्टविधेन च

Transliteration

tathāntaḥ saṃsthitaṃ devaṃ svaśaktyā parimaṇḍitam aṣṭadhā cāṣṭadhā caiva tathā cāṣṭavidhena ca

Translation

Thus one should behold the Deva abiding within, encircled and adorned by His own innate Śakti—manifesting in eightfold ways, again in eightfold ways, and likewise through the eightfold mode.

Word by Word

• tathā: thus

• antaḥ: within, inwardly

• saṃsthitam: abiding, established

• devam: the God (Śiva as Pati)

• sva-śaktyā: by His own power/Śakti

• parimaṇḍitam: surrounded, encircled, adorned

• aṣṭadhā: in eightfold manner

• ca: and

• aṣṭadhā ca eva: and again in an eightfold manner

• tathā: likewise

• ca: and

• aṣṭa-vidhena: by the eightfold method/constitution

• ca: also

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purva-Bhaga teaching context to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It shifts Linga-worship from only an external rite to an inner Linga-dhyāna—recognizing Śiva (Pati) as seated within and worshipped through His own Śakti in structured, eightfold contemplation.

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

Śiva is presented as the indwelling Lord (Pati) who is never isolated from Śakti; His presence is self-luminous and is experienced through ordered manifestations (aṣṭadhā), implying a disciplined apprehension of Shiva-tattva rather than a merely conceptual belief.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

An inward Pāśupata-oriented dhyāna: stabilizing awareness on the inner Deva and contemplating His Śakti through an eightfold framework (aṣṭavidha), integrating yogic method with the theology of Shiva–Shakti.