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Shloka 104

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

हृत्पुण्डरीकसुषिरे योगिनां संस्थितः सदा वदन्ति सूरयः सन्तं परं ब्रह्मस्वरूपिणम्

hṛtpuṇḍarīkasuṣire yogināṃ saṃsthitaḥ sadā vadanti sūrayaḥ santaṃ paraṃ brahmasvarūpiṇam

हृत्पुण्डरीकसुषिरे योगिनां संस्थितः सदा। वदन्ति सूरयः सन्तं परं ब्रह्मस्वरूपिणम्॥

hṛtheart
hṛt:
puṇḍarīkalotus
puṇḍarīka:
suṣirahollow/cavity
suṣira:
yogināmof yogins
yoginām:
saṁsthitaḥestablished/abiding
saṁsthitaḥ:
sadāalways
sadā:
vadanti(they) say/declare
vadanti:
sūrayaḥsages/wise seers
sūrayaḥ:
santamthe Auspicious One/Being (Śiva)
santam:
paramsupreme
param:
brahma-svarūpiṇamwhose nature is Brahman
brahma-svarūpiṇam:

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

S
Shiva
B
Brahman

FAQs

It shifts the emphasis from only external Linga-puja to inner worship: realizing Śiva as the supreme reality enthroned in the heart-lotus, which is the subtle sanctum of the Linga.

Śiva is presented as the ‘santam’ (the Auspicious One) and as para-brahman itself—immanent in the yogin’s heart while remaining transcendent, the Pati who grants liberation.

Heart-lotus dhyāna: contemplative absorption on Śiva within the hṛtpuṇḍarīka, aligning with Pāśupata-oriented yoga where inner realization complements mantra and worship.