जितकामा जितक्रोधा जितलोभस्पृहास्मिताः । योगीश्वरीं प्रपश्यंति मम शक्तिपरां हिताम्
jitakāmā jitakrodhā jitalobhaspṛhāsmitāḥ | yogīśvarīṃ prapaśyaṃti mama śaktiparāṃ hitām
Yaong nagtagumpay sa pagnanasa, galit, kasakiman, pag-iimbot, at kapalaluan, ay namamasdan si Yogīśvarī—ang aking kataas-taasang mapagpalang Śakti na nagdudulot ng kabutihan.
Śiva (deduced from immediate context in Adhyāya 14)
Tirtha: Siddhayogīśvarī-pīṭha (within Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (typical)
Scene: A serene aspirant in Kāśī, having subdued passions, beholds an ethereal Yogīśvarī—radiant yet subtle—standing near a Śaiva shrine, blessing with a protective gesture.
Inner victory over passions and ego is presented as the direct cause for divine vision (darśana) of Śiva’s beneficent Śakti.
The Kāśī setting is implied (Kāśīkhaṇḍa), with the Yogīśvarī/Siddhayogīśvarī seat being the immediate sacred focus in this adhyāya.
No external rite is specified here; the prescription is ethical-yogic—conquering desire, anger, greed, craving, and pride.
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