Shloka 40
Glorification of Vārāṇasī: Kapardīśvara Liṅga and the Piśācamocana Tīrtha
यं योगिनस्त्यक्तसबीजयोगा लब्ध्वा समाधिं परमात्मभूताः । पश्यंति देवं प्रणतोऽस्मि नित्यं तं ब्रह्मपारं परमस्वरूपम्
yaṃ yoginastyaktasabījayogā labdhvā samādhiṃ paramātmabhūtāḥ | paśyaṃti devaṃ praṇato'smi nityaṃ taṃ brahmapāraṃ paramasvarūpam
यं योगिनः त्यक्तसबीजयोगाः समाधिं लब्ध्वा परमात्मभूताः देवं पश्यन्ति, तं ब्रह्मपारं परमस्वरूपं नित्यं प्रणतोऽस्मि।
Unnamed narrator/devotee voice (stotra-style praise within the Svarga-khaṇḍa context)
Concept: From sabīja-yoga to nirbīja-like absorption: in samādhi, yogins behold the Lord as the Supreme Self beyond conceptual supports.
Application: Reduce dependence on external props for calm (constant stimulation); cultivate steady practice (āsana-breath-japa) leading to quiet attention, then offer the resulting clarity as devotion.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A circle of ascetic yogins sits in perfect stillness on a cloudlike plateau, their breath visible as faint silver threads dissolving into the sky. Above them appears the Supreme Lord as a calm, radiant presence—seen not by eyes but by inner vision—while the central devotee bows, indicating that realization culminates in reverence.","primary_figures":["yogins in samādhi","the Divine Lord (Paramātman form, luminous)","central devotee"],"setting":"Celestial plateau with minimal scenery; a faint mandala on the ground, distant stars, and a quiet horizon suggesting the threshold between mind and transcendence.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["dawn gold","cloud white","sage green","deep blue","silver gray"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: yogins seated in symmetrical rows on a lotus-mandala platform, central luminous Lord above with gold leaf aura and ornate halo, devotee in pranāma at the front, rich reds/greens with embossed gold detailing on the mandala and halos, sacred geometry borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate dawn sky over a quiet cloud-plateau, yogins with refined faces and subtle gestures, the Lord as a soft luminous apparition, cool blues and gentle gold wash, lyrical stillness and fine brushwork on robes and prayer beads.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined yogins in meditative posture, stylized mandala floor, the Lord in a large radiant aureole with characteristic mural eyes, warm yellow-red-green palette, temple-wall compositional balance and iconographic clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central radiant deity within a circular floral border, yogins arranged like petals around the mandala, intricate lotus motifs and gold highlights, deep blue background with dawn-gold gradient, ornate textile-like patterning emphasizing rhythmic repetition and calm."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","soft breath-like shakers","distant birds at dawn","single conch at end"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: योगिनस्त्यक्तसबीजयोगा = योगिनः + त्यक्तसबीजयोगाः; प्रणतोऽस्मि = प्रणतः + अस्मि (ऽ = अवग्रह).
FAQs
Sa-bīja yoga refers to meditation supported by a ‘seed’—an object, form, mantra, or conceptual support. The verse says yogins transcend this object-supported practice and enter deeper absorption (samādhi).
Even while describing the yogins’ highest samādhi-realization, the speaker responds with continual reverence—“I ever bow”—showing that realization culminates in humble adoration of the Divine.
It indicates the Lord as the ultimate reality that is not limited by conceptualized Brahman; the verse frames the Divine as the supreme essence (parama-svarūpa) realized in samādhi as the Paramātman.