Shloka 17
खेचरा सा विनिर्दिष्टा सर्वप्राणिषु संस्थिता । दृश्यादृश्याचला नित्या व्यक्ताव्यक्ता सनातनी
khecarā sā vinirdiṣṭā sarvaprāṇiṣu saṃsthitā | dṛśyādṛśyācalā nityā vyaktāvyaktā sanātanī
அவள் ‘கேசரா’ என அறிவிக்கப்படுகிறாள்—உள்-வெளி (க) ஆகாயத்தில் இயங்குபவள். எல்லா உயிர்களிலும் உறைகிறாள்; காண்பதும் காணாததும், அசையாததும், நித்தியமும், வெளிப்பட்டதும் வெளிப்படாததும்—சனாதனி।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Internalizes tīrtha: the ‘khecarā’ śakti abiding in all beings is presented as the true sacred locus, shifting emphasis from external pilgrimage to inner realization.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It affirms the all-pervasive inner Divine Power (Shakti) that abides in every being, transcending opposites—seen/unseen and manifest/unmanifest—pointing to the steady, eternal reality realized through Shaiva contemplation.
Linga worship begins with a visible symbol (saguna support) yet leads the devotee to the invisible and unmanifest Shiva-Shakti that pervades all life; this verse explicitly bridges that movement from form to the formless.
Meditate in the inner ‘kha’ (heart/space of awareness) while reciting the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), stabilizing attention on the unmoving, eternal presence within—supporting japa and dhyāna as the path toward liberation.