Shloka 9

आभ्यन्तरध्यान-तत्त्वगणना-चतुर्व्यूहयोगः

Adhyaya 28

Devanagari script

मनश् च पञ्च भूतानि शिवः षड्विंशकस्ततः स एव भर्ता कर्ता च विधेरपि महेश्वरः

Transliteration

manaś ca pañca bhūtāni śivaḥ ṣaḍviṃśakastataḥ sa eva bhartā kartā ca vidherapi maheśvaraḥ

Translation

Le mental (manas) et les cinq grands éléments (mahābhūtas) sont contenus dans le principe au nombre de vingt-six ; au-delà d’eux se tient Śiva. Lui seul—Maheśvara—est le soutien et l’agent, jusque dans l’ordonnance créatrice de Brahmā.

Word by Word

• manaḥ: mind

• ca: and

• pañca: five

• bhūtāni: elements (great beings)

• śivaḥ: Shiva (the auspicious Lord)

• ṣaḍviṃśakaḥ: the twenty-sixfold principle (tattva-aggregate)

• tataḥ: beyond/thereafter

• sa eva: He alone

• bhartā: sustainer/supporter

• kartā: doer/agent

• ca: and

• vidheḥ api: even of the Ordainer (Brahmā)/of the creative ordinance

• maheśvaraḥ: Maheshvara, the Supreme Lord

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Maheshvara
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It establishes Shiva as the transcendent Pati beyond mind and the elements; therefore, Linga-worship is directed to the Supreme Lord who sustains and empowers all cosmic functions, not merely to a material symbol.

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

Shiva is presented as Maheshvara who stands beyond the tattva-aggregate (including mind and the five elements) and yet remains the inner agent—supporting and enabling even Brahmā’s creative role—showing both transcendence and immanence.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to Pashupata-style inner discipline: withdrawing from identification with mind and the bhūtas (elements) and fixing awareness on Shiva as Pati, the true kartā and bhartā, which supports Linga-dhyāna and Shiva-upāsanā.