Shloka 48
कोयं कस्त्वमिमे के हि सर्वोहमपि तत्त्वतः । इति बुद्ध्या हि विमृश वृथा शप्तास्त्वया द्विजाः
koyaṃ kastvamime ke hi sarvohamapi tattvataḥ | iti buddhyā hi vimṛśa vṛthā śaptāstvayā dvijāḥ
Reflect with discernment: “Who is this? Who are you? Who indeed are these? In truth, all is one Self.” Having understood thus, know that the twice-born have been cursed by you in vain.
Lord Shiva (instructing with tattva-viveka in the Sati Khanda narrative)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Mantra: कोयं कस्त्वमिमे के हि सर्वोहमपि तत्त्वतः । इति बुद्ध्या हि विमृश वृथा शप्तास्त्वया द्विजाः
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse urges tattva-viveka—discriminative inquiry into “who am I?”—to dissolve ego-driven reactions. From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, it points to loosening pasha (bondage) by correcting the mind through right understanding, so actions like cursing born of anger become futile and are transcended.
Saguna Shiva (worshipped as the Linga) is approached through devotion and discipline, and this verse supplies the inner ethic: before reacting, contemplate the one Reality upheld by Shiva. Linga-worship becomes complete when outer ritual is joined with inner reflection and restraint.
A brief meditation of self-inquiry (ātma-vicāra) is implied: pause and contemplate “Who am I? Who is the other?” while mentally repeating the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to cool anger and restore clarity.