Shloka 68
प्रणवमहिमा — The Greatness of the Praṇava (Om) as Śiva
आधारशक्तिमारभ्य त्रितत्वांतमयं पदम् । विचिन्त्य मध्यतस्तस्य दहरं व्योम भावयेत्
ādhāraśaktimārabhya tritatvāṃtamayaṃ padam | vicintya madhyatastasya daharaṃ vyoma bhāvayet
Beginning with the Ādhāra-Śakti and contemplating the station that culminates in the three tattvas, one should then reflect upon its center and meditate on the subtle inner space—the ‘dahara’ sky—within.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Maps the inward ascent from foundational Śakti through tattva-level contemplation toward the ‘dahara’ space; supports discrimination of pāśa (tattvas/māyā) and turning toward Pati beyond concealment.
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: liberating
FAQs
It points the seeker inward: after mapping the ascent through foundational śakti and tattva-principles, one is instructed to rest awareness in the heart’s subtle expanse (dahara-ākāśa), where Shiva is realized as the indwelling Pati beyond bondage.
The verse supports internalized Linga-worship: the ‘padam’ is contemplated as a sacred locus culminating in higher principles, and the meditator then focuses on the center—treating the heart-space as the inner shrine where Saguna Shiva is approached and finally transcended toward the subtler realization.
A yogic visualization: contemplate the ascent from the supporting śakti through tattvas, then concentrate on the midpoint/center and meditate on the dahara-ākāśa (inner ether) in the heart—steady, subtle, and Shiva-oriented.