Shloka 63

ध्यानयज्ञः, संसार-विष-निरूपणम्, पाशुपतयोगः, परा-अपरा विद्या, चतुर्वस्था-विचारः (अध्यायः ८६)

Devanagari script

हृदयस्यास्य मध्ये तु पुण्डरीकमवस्थितम् धर्मकन्दसमुद्भूतं ज्ञाननालं सुशोभनम्

Transliteration

hṛdayasyāsya madhye tu puṇḍarīkamavasthitam dharmakandasamudbhūtaṃ jñānanālaṃ suśobhanam

Translation

இந்த இதயத்தின் நடுவில் புண்டரீகத் தாமரை ஒன்று உள்ளது. அது தர்மக் கந்தத்திலிருந்து தோன்றியது; அதன் ஞான நாழி மிக அழகாக ஒளிர்கிறது।

Word by Word

• हृदयस्य (hṛdayasya): of the heart

• अस्य (asya): of this (being)

• मध्ये (madhye): in the middle

• तु (tu): indeed

• पुण्डरीकम् (puṇḍarīkam): the lotus

• अवस्थितम् (avasthitam): situated/abiding

• धर्मकन्दसमुद्भूतम् (dharma-kanda-samudbhūtam): arisen from the root-bulb of dharma (righteous order/inner discipline)

• ज्ञाननालम् (jñāna-nālam): the stalk/tube of knowledge (gnosis)

• सुशोभनम् (su-śobhanam): very beautiful, resplendent.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching as received in the Linga Purana’s internal discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It internalizes Linga-upāsanā: the true shrine is the heart-lotus, where disciplined dharma becomes the foundation and jñāna becomes the subtle channel through which the devotee contemplates Pati (Śiva).

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

Śiva-tattva is approached as the indwelling Lord realized within the heart; the verse frames realization as arising through dharma (purification) culminating in jñāna (direct insight), loosening pāśa (bondage) upon the paśu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A dhyāna-based practice: visualizing the hṛdaya-puṇḍarīka (heart-lotus) and cultivating dharma and jñāna as the inner supports for Pāśupata-style meditation on Śiva.