Shloka 92

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

Devanagari script

सर्वत्र प्राणिनामन्नं प्राणिनां ग्रन्थिरस्म्यहम् प्रशास्ता नयनश्चैव पञ्चात्मा स विभागशः

Transliteration

sarvatra prāṇināmannaṃ prāṇināṃ granthirasmyaham praśāstā nayanaścaiva pañcātmā sa vibhāgaśaḥ

Translation

“Khắp nơi, Ta là thức ăn nuôi dưỡng chúng sinh; Ta cũng là ‘nút thắt sinh lực’ trong hữu tình (điểm ràng buộc của đời sống hữu thân). Ta là Đấng nội trị điều ngự, và cũng là năng lực thấy biết. Trong sự hiển lộ sai biệt, chính Chúa ấy có bản thể năm phần.”

Word by Word

• सर्वत्र: everywhere

• प्राणिनाम्: of living beings

• अन्नम्: food, sustenance

• प्राणिनाम्: of embodied creatures

• ग्रन्थिः: knot, binding nexus (vital junction)

• अस्मि: I am

• अहम्: I

• प्रशास्ता: ruler, controller, inner governor

• नयनः: eye, vision, the faculty of seeing

• च एव: and indeed

• पञ्च-आत्मा: fivefold in essence (pañcabrahma / five aspects)

• सः: He (that Lord)

• विभागशः: by division, in differentiated modes

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s self-declaration within the discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga as the sign of the all-pervading Pati: Shiva is not only transcendent but also the immanent sustainer (anna), inner governor (praśāstā), and seer (nayana). Linga-puja thus becomes worship of the One who pervades and maintains every pashu in embodied life.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as antaryāmin (inner ruler) and as the very support of life—both nourishment and the ‘knot’ that binds embodied existence. He is also the power of awareness/seeing, while remaining the single Lord who appears fivefold in manifestation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The yogic takeaway aligns with Pashupata orientation: cultivate recognition of Shiva as the inner witness (nayana) and governor (praśāstā) in all states, loosening pasha (bondage) by seeing the One Pati present in the functioning of prāṇa, perception, and sustenance.