Shloka 45

मुनिमोहशमनम्

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

Devanagari script

भूतात्मानं महात्मानं परमात्मानमव्ययम् सर्वात्मानं परं ब्रह्म तद्वै ध्याता न मुह्यति

Transliteration

bhūtātmānaṃ mahātmānaṃ paramātmānamavyayam sarvātmānaṃ paraṃ brahma tadvai dhyātā na muhyati

Translation

ശിവനെ ഭൂതാത്മാവായി, മഹാത്മാവായി, അവ്യയ പരമാത്മാവായി, സർവ്വാത്മാവായ പരബ്രഹ്മമായി ധ്യാനിക്കുന്ന ധ്യാതാവ്—ഒരിക്കലും മോഹിതനാകുകയില്ല.

Word by Word

• भूतात्मानम् (bhūtātmānam): the Self within all beings

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam): the Great Soul

• परमात्मानम् (paramātmānam): the Supreme Self

• अव्ययम् (avyayam): imperishable, undecaying

• सर्वात्मानम् (sarvātmānam): the Self of all

• परम् (param): supreme

• ब्रह्म (brahma): Brahman, the Absolute

• तत् (tat): that (Reality)

• वै (vai): indeed

• ध्याता (dhyātā): meditator, contemplator

• न (na): not

• मुह्यति (muhyati): is deluded, falls into भ्रम (bhrama).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching within the Purva-Bhaga context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-upāsanā as inner contemplation: the Linga signifies Shiva as the all-pervading Self and supreme Brahman; meditating thus removes moha (delusion) and leads the pashu (soul) toward Shiva’s grace.

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

Shiva is presented as Bhūtātman (immanent in all beings) and Paramātman (transcendent and imperishable), identical with Para-Brahman—Pati who pervades and surpasses all, dissolving the pashu’s ignorance (pāśa).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dhyāna (meditative absorption) central to Pāśupata-oriented practice: sustained contemplation of Shiva as Sarvātman and Avyaya Paramātman, which stabilizes knowledge and prevents भ्रम (delusion).