Shloka 8
Saṃjñā–Chāyā Upākhyāna: Sūrya-tejas, Substitution, and the Birth of Manu, Yama, and Yamunā
संज्ञोवाच । अहं यास्यामि भद्रं ते ममैव भवनं पितुः । त्वयैतद्भवने सत्यं वस्तव्यं निर्विकारतः
saṃjñovāca | ahaṃ yāsyāmi bhadraṃ te mamaiva bhavanaṃ pituḥ | tvayaitadbhavane satyaṃ vastavyaṃ nirvikārataḥ
ಸಂಜ್ಞೆ ಹೇಳಿದಳು—“ನಾನು ಹೋಗುತ್ತೇನೆ; ನಿನಗೆ ಮಂಗಳವಾಗಲಿ—ನನ್ನ ತಂದೆಯ ಮನೆಗೆ. ಆದರೆ ಓ ಸತ್ಯೇ, ನೀನು ಈ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲೇ ನಿಜವಾಗಿ ನಿರ್ವಿಕಾರವಾಗಿ ವಾಸಿಸಬೇಕು.”
Saṁjñā
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights nirvikāratā—remaining inwardly unchanged amid outer movement. In Shaiva Siddhanta, such steadiness supports purity of mind (citta-śuddhi), making the soul fit for Shiva’s grace while continuing one’s rightful duties.
Linga-worship trains the devotee to hold a steady, undisturbed awareness—seeing Shiva as the stable Pati even when worldly relations shift. “Remain here without agitation” aligns with maintaining daily pūjā, vrata, and disciplined devotion to Saguna Shiva as a support for inner calm.
Practice japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a vow of mental steadiness, and perform simple daily Shiva-pūjā (water/abhisheka) while cultivating nirvikāra-bhāva—responding to events without inner turbulence.