Shloka 64

योगान्तरायाः, औपसर्गिकसिद्धयः, परवैराग्येन शैवप्रसादः

Devanagari script

पातालतलसंस्थाश् च समाधिस्थः स पश्यति आत्मविद्याप्रदीपेन स्वस्थेनाचलनेन तु

Transliteration

pātālatalasaṃsthāś ca samādhisthaḥ sa paśyati ātmavidyāpradīpena svasthenācalanena tu

Translation

Establecido en samādhi, él contempla incluso los reinos situados en los pātālas (inframundos), por la lámpara de la ciencia del Sí mismo (ātma-vidyā): firme, morando en sí y sin moverse. Así, el paśu, mediante la quietud yóguica, obtiene visión luminosa por la gracia del Señor (Pati).

Word by Word

• pātāla-tala-saṃsthāḥ: situated in the nether regions

• ca: and

• samādhi-sthaḥ: abiding in samādhi

• saḥ: he

• paśyati: sees/beholds

• ātma-vidyā-pradīpena: by the lamp (illumination) of Self-knowledge

• svasthena: by being established in oneself/steadfast

• acalanena: by unmoving stillness

• tu: indeed/then

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the yogic teaching within the Purva-Bhaga discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames true Linga-oriented devotion as inner realization: the worshipper stabilizes the mind in samādhi and kindles ātma-vidyā, the inner “lamp,” through which reality is directly known—supporting the Linga as a symbol of Shiva’s formless, illuminating consciousness.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the light of consciousness enabling vision beyond ordinary limits; when the paśu becomes steady and unmoving, Shiva as Pati is reflected as self-luminous knowledge that dissolves pasha-like obscuration.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-oriented samādhi: unwavering stillness (acalatā), abiding in oneself (svastha), and contemplation that matures into ātma-vidyā—yielding yogic perception that transcends spatial boundaries.