Shloka 26
Śiva-Śakti Tattva, Varṇa-Rahasya, and Mahāvākya-Bhāvanā
Interpretive Discipline
तत्त्वयोश्चास्म्यहं प्राणास्सर्वस्स्सर्वात्मको ह्यहम् । जीवस्य चान्तर्यामित्वाज्जीवोऽहं तस्य सर्वदा
tattvayoścāsmyahaṃ prāṇāssarvasssarvātmako hyaham | jīvasya cāntaryāmitvājjīvo'haṃ tasya sarvadā
तत्त्वेषु प्राणरूपोऽहं सर्वं चास्मि, सर्वात्मको ह्यहम्। जीवस्य चान्तर्यामित्वात् तस्य जीवेऽहं सदा अन्तरतमः स्थितः॥
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva is not merely an external deity but the antaryāmin—the indwelling Lord—present as the life-force and inner Self of all beings; realizing this inner presence is the doorway to liberation (moksha).
Linga worship trains the mind to recognize Shiva everywhere: the outer Linga represents Saguna Shiva for devotion, while the verse points to the same Shiva as Nirguna/inner reality—one Lord approached outwardly in worship and inwardly in realization.
Meditate on Shiva as the prāṇa within the breath (prāṇānusandhāna) while repeating the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”; apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and wear rudrākṣa as reminders that the Lord abides within as the inner ruler.