Shloka 108

Adhyaya 8: Yogasthanas, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama-Siddhi, and Shiva-Dhyana leading to Samadhi

Devanagari script

मनस्येवं महादेवं हृत्पद्मे वापि चिन्तयेत् नाभौ सदाशिवं चापि सर्वदेवात्मकं विभुम्

Transliteration

manasyevaṃ mahādevaṃ hṛtpadme vāpi cintayet nābhau sadāśivaṃ cāpi sarvadevātmakaṃ vibhum

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ മനസ്സിൽ മഹാദേവനെ ചിന്തിക്കണം, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഹൃദയപദ്മത്തിൽ അവനെ ധ്യാനിക്കണം; അതുപോലെ നാഭിയിൽ സദാശിവനെയും സ്മരിക്കണം—അവൻ സർവദേവാത്മകവും സർവവ്യാപിയുമായ വിഭുവാണ്।

Word by Word

• मनसि (manasi): in the mind

• एवम् (evam): thus/in this manner

• महादेवम् (mahādevam): Mahādeva (Great God, Śiva)

• हृत्पद्मे (hṛtpadme): in the heart-lotus

• वा अपि (vā api): or also

• चिन्तयेत् (cintayet): one should contemplate/meditate

• नाभौ (nābhau): in the navel

• सदाशिवम् (sadāśivam): Sadāśiva (the eternally auspicious Śiva, transcendent aspect)

• च अपि (ca api): and also

• सर्वदेवात्मकम् (sarvadevātmakam): whose nature is all-devas / embodying all deities

• विभुम् (vibhum): the all-pervading, sovereign Lord.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic teaching to the sages, conveying dhyāna/antar-pūjā instructions)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Mahadeva
• Sadashiva

FAQs

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

It shifts worship from external ritual alone to antar-pūjā: meditating on Śiva as the inner Liṅga in the heart-lotus and vital centers, revealing the Liṅga as a living, inward reality.

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

Śiva is presented as Vibhu (all-pervading) and Sarvadevātmaka (the inner essence of all deities), aligning with Śaiva Siddhānta’s Pati-tattva: the supreme Lord who contains and transcends the devatā-functions.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A dhyāna-based internal worship practice: placing Mahādeva in the heart-lotus and Sadāśiva at the navel as a yogic visualization supporting Pāśupata-oriented concentration and purification of the paśu (soul) from pāśa (bondage).