Shloka 94

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

Devanagari script

आग्नेयं च ततः सौरं सौम्यमेवं विधानतः अग्नेरधः प्रकल्प्यैवं धर्मादीनां चतुष्टयम्

Transliteration

āgneyaṃ ca tataḥ sauraṃ saumyamevaṃ vidhānataḥ agneradhaḥ prakalpyaivaṃ dharmādīnāṃ catuṣṭayam

Translation

Ensuite, selon la règle prescrite, qu’on dispose le secteur Agneya (du feu), puis le secteur Saura (solaire) et le secteur Saumya (lunaire). Au-dessous d’Agni, qu’on établisse de même le quadruple ensemble commençant par Dharma, afin que le Linga-maṇḍala soit achevé par une consécration ordonnée pour l’adoration de Pati (Śiva).

Word by Word

• आग्नेयम्: the Agneya quarter/sector (related to Agni)

• च: and

• ततः: then/thereafter

• सौरम्: the solar (Saura) sector, related to Sūrya

• सौम्यम्: the lunar (Saumya) sector, related to Soma/Chandra

• एवम्: thus

• विधानतः: according to rule/prescription

• अग्नेः: of Agni

• अधः: below/beneath

• प्रकल्प्य: having arranged/established

• एवम्: likewise

• धर्मादीनाम्: of Dharma and the others (beginning with Dharma)

• चतुष्टयम्: the set of four (a tetrad).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga worship procedure to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Agni
• Surya
• Soma
• Dharma

FAQs

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

It specifies a precise ritual geometry (maṇḍala-nyāsa) around the Linga—placing Agni, the solar and lunar principles, and the Dharma-tetrad—so worship becomes a disciplined, scriptural offering to Pati (Śiva), not a random devotion.

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

By organizing Agni–Sūrya–Soma and Dharma in relation to the Linga, the verse implies Śiva as the central Pati-tattva: the axis around which cosmic functions (fire, light, mind/nectar, moral order) are harmonized and sanctified.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Linga-pūjā maṇḍala arrangement (nyāsa/placement). Yogically, it mirrors internal alignment—ordering energies and virtues under the Lord’s center—supporting pasha-kṣaya (loosening bondage) in a Pāśupata-oriented discipline.