Shloka 22

Devanagari script

सर्वात्मनात्मनि स्थाप्य परमात्मानमीश्वरम् नग्नो जटी निराहारश् चीरी ध्वान्तगतो हि सः

Transliteration

sarvātmanātmani sthāpya paramātmānamīśvaram nagno jaṭī nirāhāraś cīrī dhvāntagato hi saḥ

Translation

സർവ്വാത്മഭാവത്തോടെ തന്റെ അന്തരാത്മയിൽ പരമാത്മനായ ഈശ്വരനെ സ്ഥാപിച്ച് അദ്ദേഹം തപസ്വിയായി—നഗ്നൻ, ജടാധാരി, നിരാഹാരി, ചീന്തിയ വസ്ത്രം ധരിച്ചവൻ; സത്യത്തിൽ ധ്വാന്തഗതൻ, അഥവാ ബാഹ്യരൂപങ്ങളെ അതിക്രമിച്ച അന്തർമൗനത്തിൽ ലീനൻ.

Word by Word

• sarvātmanā: with the all-pervading (integral) self-awareness

• ātmani: in the Self

• sthāpya: having स्थापित/established

• paramātmānam: the Supreme Self

• īśvaram: the Lord, the Sovereign (Pati)

• nagnaḥ: unclad, naked

• jaṭī: one with matted locks

• nirāhāraḥ: without food, fasting

• cīrī: wearing torn cloth/rags

• dhvānta-gataḥ: gone into darkness (withdrawn inward, beyond sense-light)

• hi: indeed

• saḥ: he (that practitioner/devotee)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; describing the Pāśupata practitioner)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shifts worship from external marks to inner establishment of Īśvara as the indwelling Paramātman—making the body and awareness a living shrine, which is the subtle (antar) mode of Linga-upāsanā.

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

Shiva is presented as Paramātman and Īśvara (Pati), realizable as the immanent Lord within the ātman; the ascetic’s transformation reflects the soul (paśu) turning from pāśa (bondage) toward Pati through inward absorption.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-style internal yoga: establishing the Lord in the heart through concentrated contemplation, accompanied by renunciation markers (fasting, simplicity, withdrawal), emphasizing inner discipline over mere external ritual.