Shloka 60

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

Devanagari script

प्रकाशो दीप्तिरित्युक्तः सर्वतः सर्वदा द्विजाः सर्वेन्द्रियप्रसादस्तु बुद्धेर्वै मरुतामपि

Transliteration

prakāśo dīptirityuktaḥ sarvataḥ sarvadā dvijāḥ sarvendriyaprasādastu buddhervai marutāmapi

Translation

तो ‘प्रकाश’ आणि ‘दीप्ति’ असा म्हटला जातो. हे द्विजांनो, तो सर्वत्र सर्वदा आहे; तोच सर्व इंद्रियांचा प्रसन्न-स्वच्छ भाव आहे आणि मरुतांचीही बुद्धी-शक्ती त्याच्यामुळे उजळते.

Word by Word

• प्रकाशः: all-revealing Light (Shiva as Consciousness)

• दीप्तिः: radiance, splendor

• इति: thus

• उक्तः: is spoken of, is called

• सर्वतः: everywhere, on all sides

• सर्वदा: always

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (brahmins)

• सर्वेन्द्रिय-प्रसादः: serenity/clarity of all the senses

• तु: indeed

• बुद्धेः: of the intellect (buddhi)

• वै: certainly

• मरुताम्: of the Maruts

• अपि: even, also

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana’s teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Maruts

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga as Shiva’s formless Prakāśa—ever-present Consciousness—so worship is not only external offering but also aligning the senses and mind to that all-pervading Light.

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

Shiva is presented as Pati, the omnipresent luminous principle that illumines and steadies the indriyas and buddhi; the capacities of gods like the Maruts are also dependent on His radiance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It points to indriya-prasāda (purification and calming of the senses) and buddhi-viśuddhi as a Pāśupata-oriented inner discipline—making the mind fit to recognize Shiva’s Prakāśa during japa, dhyāna, and Linga-puja.