Shloka 98
Adhyaya 8: Yogasthanas, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama-Siddhi, and Shiva-Dhyana leading to Samadhi
Devanagari script
कनकाभे तथागारसंनिभे सुसिते ऽपि वा द्वादशादित्यसंकाशे चन्द्रबिम्बसमे ऽपि वा
Transliteration
kanakābhe tathāgārasaṃnibhe susite 'pi vā dvādaśādityasaṃkāśe candrabimbasame 'pi vā
Translation
कनकाभं तथागारसंनिभं सुसितं वा; द्वादशादित्यसंकाशं चन्द्रबिम्बसमं वा—एवं रूपं चिन्तयेत्।
Word by Word
kanakābhegolden-hued
kanakābhe:
tathālikewise/also
tathā:
āgāra-saṃnibheresembling a (radiant) house/palace (i.e., crystal-like splendor)
āgāra-saṃnibhe:
su-sitevery white, spotless
su-site:
apieven/also
api:
vāor
vā:
dvādaśa-āditya-saṃkāśehaving the radiance of twelve suns
dvādaśa-āditya-saṃkāśe:
candra-bimba-sameequal to the moon’s disk
candra-bimba-same:
api vāor else/alternatively
api vā:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; describing accepted Linga forms/appearances)