Shloka 94

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

Devanagari script

आग्नेयं च ततः सौरं सौम्यमेवं विधानतः अग्नेरधः प्रकल्प्यैवं धर्मादीनां चतुष्टयम्

Transliteration

āgneyaṃ ca tataḥ sauraṃ saumyamevaṃ vidhānataḥ agneradhaḥ prakalpyaivaṃ dharmādīnāṃ catuṣṭayam

Translation

Depois, conforme o rito prescrito, disponha-se o setor Agneya (do fogo), em seguida o setor Saura (solar) e o setor Saumya (lunar). Sob Agni, estabeleça-se do mesmo modo o conjunto quádruplo que começa com Dharma, para que o Linga-maṇḍala se complete com consagração ordenada para o culto de Pati (Śiva).

Word by Word

• आग्नेयम्: the Agneya quarter/sector (related to Agni)

• च: and

• ततः: then/thereafter

• सौरम्: the solar (Saura) sector, related to Sūrya

• सौम्यम्: the lunar (Saumya) sector, related to Soma/Chandra

• एवम्: thus

• विधानतः: according to rule/prescription

• अग्नेः: of Agni

• अधः: below/beneath

• प्रकल्प्य: having arranged/established

• एवम्: likewise

• धर्मादीनाम्: of Dharma and the others (beginning with Dharma)

• चतुष्टयम्: the set of four (a tetrad).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga worship procedure to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Agni
• Surya
• Soma
• Dharma

FAQs

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

It specifies a precise ritual geometry (maṇḍala-nyāsa) around the Linga—placing Agni, the solar and lunar principles, and the Dharma-tetrad—so worship becomes a disciplined, scriptural offering to Pati (Śiva), not a random devotion.

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

By organizing Agni–Sūrya–Soma and Dharma in relation to the Linga, the verse implies Śiva as the central Pati-tattva: the axis around which cosmic functions (fire, light, mind/nectar, moral order) are harmonized and sanctified.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Linga-pūjā maṇḍala arrangement (nyāsa/placement). Yogically, it mirrors internal alignment—ordering energies and virtues under the Lord’s center—supporting pasha-kṣaya (loosening bondage) in a Pāśupata-oriented discipline.