Shloka 102

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

Devanagari script

दिव्ये च शाश्वतस्थाने शिवध्यानं समभ्यसेत् निर्मलं निष्कलं ब्रह्म सुशान्तं ज्ञानरूपिणम्

Transliteration

divye ca śāśvatasthāne śivadhyānaṃ samabhyaset nirmalaṃ niṣkalaṃ brahma suśāntaṃ jñānarūpiṇam

Translation

En un lugar sagrado, divino y eterno, debe practicarse con diligencia la meditación en Śiva: en ese Brahman sin mancha, sin partes (niṣkala), perfectamente sereno, cuya esencia misma es la conciencia pura (jñāna).

Word by Word

• दिव्ये: in a divine (sacred) [place]

• च: and

• शाश्वत-स्थाने: in an eternal/everlasting place (abode/sanctuary)

• शिव-ध्यानम्: meditation on Śiva

• समभ्यसेत्: should practice assiduously

• निर्मलम्: stainless, pure

• निष्कलम्: without parts/without limiting adjuncts (nirguṇa)

• ब्रह्म: Brahman, the Supreme Reality

• सुशान्तम्: perfectly peaceful, utterly tranquil

• ज्ञान-रूपिणम्: whose form/nature is knowledge, consciousness itself

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching within the Linga Purana tradition)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahman

FAQs

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

It shifts worship from mere external rite to inner upāsanā: the devotee is instructed to meditate on Śiva as the pure, attribute-transcending Reality—making Liṅga-pūjā complete through dhyāna (inner realization) alongside outer reverence.

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

Śiva is presented as Pati in His highest aspect: nirmala (untainted by mālā), niṣkala (beyond limiting kalās/guṇas), suśānta (absolutely quiescent), and jñānarūpa (consciousness itself)—the liberating Brahman known through direct contemplation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śiva-dhyāna in a sacred, steady place—aligned with Pāśupata-oriented discipline: concentration on the nirguṇa Pati that loosens pāśa (bondage) and elevates the paśu (individual soul) toward mokṣa.