Shloka 99

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

Devanagari script

विद्युत्कोटिनिभे स्थाने चिन्तयेत्परमेश्वरम् अग्निवर्णे ऽथवा विद्युद् वलयाभे समाहितः

Transliteration

vidyutkoṭinibhe sthāne cintayetparameśvaram agnivarṇe 'thavā vidyud valayābhe samāhitaḥ

Translation

Dengan minda yang benar-benar terhimpun, hendaklah direnungi Parameśvara pada tempat yang menyala bagaikan jutaan kilat—sama ada dalam sinar berwarna api, atau sebagai lingkaran cahaya laksana kilat.

Word by Word

• विद्युत्कोटि-निभे: resembling ten million lightnings

• स्थाने: in the place/locus (of meditation)

• चिन्तयेत्: should contemplate

• परमेश्वरम्: Parameśvara, the Supreme Lord (Pati)

• अग्नि-वर्णे: of fire-like color, fiery radiance

• अथवा: or else

• विद्युत्-वलय-आभे: having the appearance of a ring/circle of lightning

• समाहितः: composed, concentrated, absorbed (in yoga)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Linga Purana teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Parameshvara)

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-oriented worship as inner dhyāna: the devotee visualizes the Linga’s presence as intense, lightning-like tejas, shifting the practice from outer form alone to direct contemplation of Pati (Shiva) as living radiance.

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

Shiva is indicated as Parameśvara—Pati—apprehended as pure luminous consciousness (tejas) beyond the pashu’s limitations and the pasha of bondage, revealed to the concentrated mind as fiery or lightning-ring brilliance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Samādhāna (one-pointed concentration) and dhyāna-visualization: meditating on Shiva’s jyoti/tejas—either fire-colored or as a lightning-circle—consistent with Pāśupata-style inner worship supporting liberation of the pashu from pasha.