Shloka 19
Vāyu-jaya (Prāṇa-vijaya) and Yogic Mastery over Time — वायुजय (प्राणविजय) तथा कालजय
ततस्तु तमसि ध्यायन्पश्यते ज्योतिरैश्वरम् । श्वेतं रक्तं तथा पीतं कृष्णमिन्द्रधनुष्प्रभम्
tatastu tamasi dhyāyanpaśyate jyotiraiśvaram | śvetaṃ raktaṃ tathā pītaṃ kṛṣṇamindradhanuṣprabham
Kemudian, saat bermeditasi dalam kegelapan batin, sang yogi menyaksikan Cahaya berdaulat milik Tuhan—tampak putih, merah, kuning, dan hitam, bercahaya laksana pelangi.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma Samhita teaching to the sages, describing the meditative vision of Shiva’s jyotis)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: The ‘aiśvara-jyotis’ vision functions as an inner analogue to jyotirliṅga-darśana: direct encounter with Śiva’s sovereign luminosity that dispels tamas (bondage-ignorance).
FAQs
It teaches that when the mind enters profound dhyāna—passing through inner “darkness” (tamas as obscuration/withdrawal)—the seeker directly perceives Shiva as aiśvara-jyoti, the Lordly Light, indicating grace-led revelation of Pati beyond ordinary sense perception.
The Linga is worshipped as the sign and seat of Shiva’s jyoti. This verse describes the experiential counterpart: the devotee’s inner vision of that same divine radiance, which may appear in varied colors as saguna indications while pointing to the one sovereign Reality.
Practice steady dhyāna with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), supported by Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, to purify obscuration and stabilize attention until the Shiva-jyoti is revealed.