Shloka 34

योगान्तरायाः, औपसर्गिकसिद्धयः, परवैराग्येन शैवप्रसादः

Devanagari script

तत्तद्रसान्वितं तस्य त्रयाणां देहधारणम् भाण्डं विनाथ हस्तेन जलपिण्डस्य धारणम्

Transliteration

tattadrasānvitaṃ tasya trayāṇāṃ dehadhāraṇam bhāṇḍaṃ vinātha hastena jalapiṇḍasya dhāraṇam

Translation

ਉਹ ਆਪਣੇ-ਆਪਣੇ ਰਸ ਨਾਲ ਯੁਕਤ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਤਿੰਨਾਂ ਦੇਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਧਾਰਣ ਦਾ ਆਧਾਰ ਬਣਦਾ ਹੈ। ਅਤੇ ਬਿਨਾ ਕਿਸੇ ਭਾਂਡੇ ਦੇ, ਆਪਣੇ ਹੀ ਹੱਥ ਨਾਲ ਜਲ-ਪਿੰਡ ਨੂੰ ਧਾਰ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• tat-tat: each respective

• rasa-anvitam: endowed with essence/juice (rasa)

• tasya: of him/for him

• trayāṇām: of the three

• deha-dhāraṇam: the sustaining/bearing of bodies

• bhāṇḍam: a vessel/pot

• vinā: without

• atha: then/indeed

• hastena: by (his) hand

• jala-piṇḍasya: of a lump/mass of water

• dhāraṇam: holding/supporting

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmological teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as the unseen support (ādhāra) of embodied existence; Linga-puja honors that formless sustaining power that holds the worlds and the elements together.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as Pati—independent and self-sufficient—able to uphold the ‘mass of water’ without an external container, symbolizing his non-dependent sovereignty over Pasha-bound embodiment.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The imagery aligns with dhāraṇā (holding/steadying): in Pashupata-oriented contemplation, the sādhaka meditates on Shiva as the inner support that stabilizes body, breath, and mind beyond material props.