Shloka 114

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

Devanagari script

ध्यानं द्वादशकं यावत् समाधिर् अभिधीयते अथवा ज्ञानिनां विप्राः सम्पर्कादेव जायते

Transliteration

dhyānaṃ dvādaśakaṃ yāvat samādhir abhidhīyate athavā jñānināṃ viprāḥ samparkādeva jāyate

Translation

പന്ത്രണ്ട് അളവോളം തുടർച്ചയായ ധ്യാനത്തെ സമാധി എന്നു പറയുന്നു. അല്ലെങ്കിൽ, ഹേ വിപ്രന്മാരേ, തത്ത്വജ്ഞരുടെ സത്സംഗ-സ്പർശം മാത്രത്താൽ പോലും സമാധി ജനിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• ध्यानम् (dhyānam): meditation

• द्वादशकम् (dvādaśakam): a twelvefold set/measure

• यावत् (yāvat): up to, as long as

• समाधिः (samādhiḥ): absorptive concentration, yogic samadhi

• अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate): is declared, is defined

• अथवा (athavā): or else, alternatively

• ज्ञानिनाम् (jñāninām): of the knowers, realized ones

• विप्राः (viprāḥ): O brāhmaṇas, sages

• सम्पर्कात् (samparkāt): from association/contact

• एव (eva): indeed, alone

• जायते (jāyate): arises, is born.

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It equates sustained inner contemplation with samādhi and implies that true Liṅga-upāsanā is completed inwardly when the mind becomes absorbed in Śiva (Pati), especially through satsanga with realized devotees.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the liberating Lord—because samādhi (release-oriented absorption) is presented as arising when one contacts jñānins who abide in that highest Śiva-tattva beyond pāśa (bondage) of the pashu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-oriented dhyāna culminating in samādhi is highlighted, along with satsanga: association with jñānins is taught as a direct catalyst for yogic absorption.