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

Établi en samādhi, il contemple même les royaumes situés dans les pātālas (mondes souterrains), grâce à la lampe de la connaissance du Soi (ātma-vidyā) — ferme, demeurant en soi, immobile. Ainsi le paśu, par la quiétude yogique, reçoit une vision lumineuse par la grâce du Seigneur (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.