Shloka 4
Adhyaya 8: Yogasthanas, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama-Siddhi, and Shiva-Dhyana leading to Samadhi
प्रसादस्य स्वरूपं यत् स्वसंवेद्यं द्विजोत्तमाः वक्तुं न शक्यं ब्रह्माद्यैः क्रमशो जायते नृणाम्
prasādasya svarūpaṃ yat svasaṃvedyaṃ dvijottamāḥ vaktuṃ na śakyaṃ brahmādyaiḥ kramaśo jāyate nṛṇām
Hỡi bậc tối thắng trong hàng lưỡng sinh, tự tánh chân thật của prasāda—ân sủng thiêng liêng của Śiva—chỉ có thể tự chứng nơi nội tâm; ngay cả Brahmā và chư thần cũng không thể diễn tả trọn vẹn bằng lời. Trong con người, ân ấy sinh khởi dần dần, theo từng bậc.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It frames Linga-worship as a grace-centered path: the fruit is not merely ritual merit but Śiva’s prasāda, which matures progressively in the pashu (individual soul) through steady devotion, purity, and worship.
By stating that prasāda is svasaṁvedya and indescribable even to Brahmā, it implies Śiva-tattva is ultimately beyond conceptual speech and is realized inwardly—Pati revealing Himself through anugraha rather than being captured by intellect alone.
The verse highlights gradual ripening—kramaśaḥ—pointing to sustained sādhana such as Pāśupata-oriented discipline: regular Linga-pūjā, mantra-japa, inner purification, and meditative absorption until grace becomes directly experienced.