Shloka 79

मुनिमोहशमनम्

Pāśupata-yoga, Siddhis, Puruṣa-darśana, Saṃsāra, and Prāṇa-Rudra Pañcāhutī

Devanagari script

तथान्तः संस्थितं देवं स्वशक्त्या परिमण्डितम् अष्टधा चाष्टधा चैव तथा चाष्टविधेन च

Transliteration

tathāntaḥ saṃsthitaṃ devaṃ svaśaktyā parimaṇḍitam aṣṭadhā cāṣṭadhā caiva tathā cāṣṭavidhena ca

Translation

かくして、内に坐す神を観ずべし。自らの本有のシャクティ（Śakti）により周囲をめぐらされ荘厳され、八重に現れ、また八重に現れ、さらに八種の様式によっても現れる。

Word by Word

• tathā: thus

• antaḥ: within, inwardly

• saṃsthitam: abiding, established

• devam: the God (Śiva as Pati)

• sva-śaktyā: by His own power/Śakti

• parimaṇḍitam: surrounded, encircled, adorned

• aṣṭadhā: in eightfold manner

• ca: and

• aṣṭadhā ca eva: and again in an eightfold manner

• tathā: likewise

• ca: and

• aṣṭa-vidhena: by the eightfold method/constitution

• ca: also

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It shifts Linga-worship from only an external rite to an inner Linga-dhyāna—recognizing Śiva (Pati) as seated within and worshipped through His own Śakti in structured, eightfold contemplation.

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

Śiva is presented as the indwelling Lord (Pati) who is never isolated from Śakti; His presence is self-luminous and is experienced through ordered manifestations (aṣṭadhā), implying a disciplined apprehension of Shiva-tattva rather than a merely conceptual belief.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

An inward Pāśupata-oriented dhyāna: stabilizing awareness on the inner Deva and contemplating His Śakti through an eightfold framework (aṣṭavidha), integrating yogic method with the theology of Shiva–Shakti.