Shloka 122

ध्यानयज्ञः, संसार-विष-निरूपणम्, पाशुपतयोगः, परा-अपरा विद्या, चतुर्वस्था-विचारः (अध्यायः ८६)

Devanagari script

पीतं रक्तं सितं विद्युत् कोटिकोटिसमप्रभम् अथवा ब्रह्मरन्ध्रस्थं चित्तं कृत्वा प्रयत्नतः

Transliteration

pītaṃ raktaṃ sitaṃ vidyut koṭikoṭisamaprabham athavā brahmarandhrasthaṃ cittaṃ kṛtvā prayatnataḥ

Translation

規律ある努力をもって、心を内なる光明—黄・赤・白—に定めよ。それは無量の稲妻が幾千万と閃くかのごとく輝く。あるいは頭頂のブラフマ・ランドラ（brahmarandhra）に意識を安住させよ。このヨーガの一境専注によって、パシュ（paśu、束縛された魂）はパティ（Pati）たる主シヴァへと導かれる。

Word by Word

• पीतम्: yellow radiance

• रक्तम्: red radiance

• सितम्: white radiance

• विद्युत्: lightning-like light

• कोटिकोटि-सम-प्रभम्: having brilliance equal to millions upon millions (of flashes)

• अथवा: or else

• ब्रह्मरन्ध्र-स्थम्: situated in the brahmarandhra (crown aperture)

• चित्तम्: mind, consciousness-stuff

• कृत्वा: having made, having placed

• प्रयत्नतः: with effort, deliberately

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Shaiva yogic instruction within the Linga Purana discourse)

FAQs

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

It links external Linga-puja to internal worship: the devotee internalizes Shiva’s tejas (divine radiance) through dhyana, making the mind a fit vessel for Pati’s grace.

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

Shiva-tattva is indicated as overwhelming, self-luminous consciousness—experienced as an immeasurable inner brilliance—guiding the paśu beyond pasha (bondage) through focused awareness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A dhyana practice of visualizing intense inner light (yellow/red/white) or fixing awareness at the brahmarandhra, aligning with Pashupata-style one-pointed concentration (ekāgratā).