Shloka 23

Adhyaya 23: श्वेत-लोहित-पीत-कृष्ण-विश्व-कल्पेषु रुद्रस्वरूप-गायत्री-तत्त्ववर्णनम्

Devanagari script

तदाप्यहं त्वया ज्ञातः परमेण समाधिना विश्वरूपा च संवृत्ता गायत्री लोकधारिणी

Transliteration

tadāpyahaṃ tvayā jñātaḥ parameṇa samādhinā viśvarūpā ca saṃvṛttā gāyatrī lokadhāriṇī

Translation

तदाप्यहं त्वया परमेण समाधिना यथावत् ज्ञातः; गायत्री च विश्वरूपा संवृत्ता लोकधारिणी बभूव।

Word by Word

• tadā api: even then

• aham: I

• tvayā: by you

• jñātaḥ: known/realized

• parameṇa: by the supreme

• samādhinā: samādhi/meditative absorption

• viśvarūpā: having the form of the universe

• ca: and

• saṃvṛttā: became/manifested

• gāyatrī: Gāyatrī (Vedic mantra-deity)

• lokadhāriṇī: sustainer/bearer of the worlds

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal account of realization through samadhi)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Gayatri

FAQs

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

It links outer worship to inner realization: the highest fruit of Linga-oriented devotion is direct knowing of Pati (Shiva) through parama-samādhi, where Shakti (here, Gāyatrī) is understood as the cosmic support of all worlds.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as knowable not merely by discourse but by supreme absorption—when the pashu (soul) becomes inwardly steady, Shiva is ‘known’ as the ultimate reality, with Shakti simultaneously revealed as viśvarūpā (cosmic-form).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Paramā-samādhi (supreme meditative absorption) is emphasized—an inner limb aligned with Pāśupata-oriented discipline, where mantra-power (Gāyatrī) and contemplation culminate in direct realization.