Shloka 72

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

Devanagari script

सर्वकर्माणि भोगार्थं यच्चिनोति चितिः स्मृता स्मरते यत्स्मृतिः सर्वं संविद्वै विन्दते यतः

Transliteration

sarvakarmāṇi bhogārthaṃ yaccinoti citiḥ smṛtā smarate yatsmṛtiḥ sarvaṃ saṃvidvai vindate yataḥ

Translation

सर्वकर्माणि भोगार्थं यच्चिनोति सा चितिः स्मृता। स्मरते यत्स्मृतिः प्रोक्ता; यतो हि सर्वं संविदेव निश्चीयते॥

Word by Word

• सर्वकर्माणि: all actions

• भोगार्थम्: for the purpose of experience/enjoyment

• यत्: that which

• चिनोति: collects, gathers, integrates

• चितिः: citi, the integrative faculty (a form of buddhi/inner intellect)

• स्मृता: is called/remembered as (so named)

• स्मरते: remembers

• यत्: that by which

• स्मृतिः: memory

• सर्वम्: all (this)

• संवित्: consciousness, awareness

• वै: indeed/truly

• विन्दते: knows, finds, realizes, ascertains

• यतः: from which/wherefrom

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It grounds Linga worship in inner realization: the Linga points to Shiva as saṁvid (pure awareness), and worship becomes a means to purify the antaḥkaraṇa so the pashu recognizes Pati beyond mere bhoga.

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

By highlighting saṁvid as the source of all knowing, it aligns with Shiva-tattva as the luminous consciousness that enables cognition, while the faculties like citi and smṛti operate as instruments within manifested experience.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It implies Pashupata-style inner discipline: turning attention from bhoga-driven mental collecting (citi) and memory-chains (smṛti) toward steady awareness (saṁvid) through japa, dhyāna, and Linga-upāsanā.