Shloka 89

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

Devanagari script

किंचिदुन्नामितशिर दन्तैर्दन्तान्न संस्पृशेत् सम्प्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन्

Transliteration

kiṃcidunnāmitaśira dantairdantānna saṃspṛśet samprekṣya nāsikāgraṃ svaṃ diśaścānavalokayan

Translation

डोके किंचित उंच ठेवावे; दातांनी दातांना स्पर्श करू नये. स्वतःच्या नासिकाग्रावर दृष्टी स्थिर करून, दिशांकडे पाहू नये.

Word by Word

• kiṁcit: slightly

• unnāmita-śiraḥ: with head raised

• dantaiḥ: with the teeth

• dantān: the teeth

• na: not

• saṁspṛśet: should touch/bring into contact

• samprekṣya: having looked/fixing the gaze

• nāsikāgram: the tip of the nose

• svam: one’s own

• diśaḥ: directions/quarters

• ca: and

• anavalokayan: not looking around

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana’s teaching on disciplined yogic posture and gaze)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It gives a practical meditative restraint—posture and gaze control—that stabilizes the mind and senses, making the worshipper fit for inner Linga-dhyana and focused devotion to Śiva as Pati.

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

Śiva-tattva is approached here not through speculation but through disciplined inwardness: when the pashu (soul) withdraws from outward directions and steadies attention, it becomes capable of contemplating the transcendent Lord beyond pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A dhyāna-vidhi emphasizing pratyāhāra-like sense-withdrawal and ekāgratā (one-pointedness) by fixing the gaze at the nose tip and avoiding restless scanning of the quarters.