Shloka 19
Vāyu-jaya (Prāṇa-vijaya) and Yogic Mastery over Time — वायुजय (प्राणविजय) तथा कालजय
ततस्तु तमसि ध्यायन्पश्यते ज्योतिरैश्वरम् । श्वेतं रक्तं तथा पीतं कृष्णमिन्द्रधनुष्प्रभम्
tatastu tamasi dhyāyanpaśyate jyotiraiśvaram | śvetaṃ raktaṃ tathā pītaṃ kṛṣṇamindradhanuṣprabham
Then, meditating within the darkness of inner absorption, one beholds the Lord’s sovereign Light—appearing as white, red, yellow, and black, radiant like a rainbow.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma Samhita teaching to the sages, describing the meditative vision of Shiva’s jyotis)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: The ‘aiśvara-jyotis’ vision functions as an inner analogue to jyotirliṅga-darśana: direct encounter with Śiva’s sovereign luminosity that dispels tamas (bondage-ignorance).
FAQs
It teaches that when the mind enters profound dhyāna—passing through inner “darkness” (tamas as obscuration/withdrawal)—the seeker directly perceives Shiva as aiśvara-jyoti, the Lordly Light, indicating grace-led revelation of Pati beyond ordinary sense perception.
The Linga is worshipped as the sign and seat of Shiva’s jyoti. This verse describes the experiential counterpart: the devotee’s inner vision of that same divine radiance, which may appear in varied colors as saguna indications while pointing to the one sovereign Reality.
Practice steady dhyāna with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), supported by Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, to purify obscuration and stabilize attention until the Shiva-jyoti is revealed.