Shloka 112

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

Devanagari script

साक्षात्समरसेनैव देहमध्ये स्मरेच्छिवम् एकीभावं समेत्यैवं तत्र यद्रससम्भवम्

Transliteration

sākṣātsamarasenaiva dehamadhye smarecchivam ekībhāvaṃ sametyaivaṃ tatra yadrasasambhavam

Translation

Непосредственной и нераздельной тождественностью вкуса (samarasa) следует памятовать Шиву внутри самого тела. Войдя так в единение (ekībhāva), какую бы сущность блаженства (rasa) ни породило там—знай: это восхождение сознания Шивы, где Пашу (душа) движется к Пати (Владыке), ослабляя узы (pāśa).

Word by Word

• साक्षात्: directly, immediately

• समरसेन: by the state of equal, undivided taste (samarasa)

• एव: indeed

• देहमध्ये: in the midst of the body, within the body

• स्मरेत्: one should remember, contemplate

• शिवम्: Śiva (the Pati, auspicious Lord)

• एकीभावम्: oneness, unity of awareness

• समेत्य: having entered, having attained

• एवम्: thus

• तत्र: there (in that inner state)

• यत्: whatever

• रससम्भवम्: born of rasa, arising as bliss-essence/nectar-like experience

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the yogic teaching within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shifts Linga worship from only outer ritual to inner realization: the true Linga is contemplated within the body as Śiva, and worship culminates in ekībhāva—non-dual absorption in Śiva-consciousness.

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

Śiva-tattva is indicated as direct inner presence realized through samarasa (undivided awareness), manifesting as rasa—an experiential bliss-essence that arises when the Paśu approaches the Pati beyond bondage (pāśa).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A dhyāna-based Pāśupata-oriented practice: remembering Śiva in the body, stabilizing equal awareness (samarasa), and entering ekībhāva, where the practitioner tastes the arising rasa of Śiva-realization.