Shloka 65

योगान्तरायाः, औपसर्गिकसिद्धयः, परवैराग्येन शैवप्रसादः

Devanagari script

प्रसादामृतपूर्णेन सत्त्वपात्रस्थितेन तु तमो निहत्य पुरुषः पश्यति ह्यात्मनीश्वरम्

Transliteration

prasādāmṛtapūrṇena sattvapātrasthitena tu tamo nihatya puruṣaḥ paśyati hyātmanīśvaram

Translation

જ્યારે મનનું પાત્ર સત્ત્વમાં સ્થિત રહી પ્રસાદ-અમૃતથી પરિપૂર્ણ થાય છે, ત્યારે પુરુષ તમસને નાશ કરીને આત્મામાં જ ઈશ્વર—પતિ—નું દર્શન કરે છે.

Word by Word

• प्रसाद (prasāda): divine grace, benediction

• अमृत (amṛta): nectar, deathless essence

• पूर्णेन (pūrṇena): filled, made full

• सत्त्व (sattva): purity, luminous clarity

• पात्र (pātra): vessel, receptacle

• स्थितेन (sthitena): abiding, established

• तु (tu): indeed, but

• तमः (tamaḥ): darkness, ignorance (tamas)

• निहत्य (nihatya): having destroyed, having overcome

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ): the person, embodied being (jīva/pashu)

• पश्यति (paśyati): sees, realizes

• हि (hi): indeed

• आत्मनि (ātmani): in the Self, within

• ईश्वरम् (īśvaram): the Lord, sovereign (Shiva as Pati).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching within the Purva-Bhaga context to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shifts Linga worship from mere outer rite to inner transformation: through Shiva’s prasada and sattva-purification, the devotee overcomes tamas and realizes Pati (Shiva) within—fulfilling the true aim of Linga-upasana.

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

Shiva is presented as Īśvara dwelling as the inner ruler (antaryāmin) in the Self; He is realized when bondage-born darkness (tamas) is destroyed by grace (anugraha) and sattvic clarity.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pashupata-oriented inner discipline: cultivating sattva (purity, clarity) and receiving Shiva’s prasada through devotion, japa/puja, and meditative inwardness—so the pashu gains direct Shiva-darshana.