Shloka 62

योगान्तरायाः, औपसर्गिकसिद्धयः, परवैराग्येन शैवप्रसादः

Devanagari script

तेजोरूपाणि सर्वाणि सर्वं पश्यति योगवित् देवबिम्बान्यनेकानि विमानानि सहस्रशः

Transliteration

tejorūpāṇi sarvāṇi sarvaṃ paśyati yogavit devabimbānyanekāni vimānāni sahasraśaḥ

Translation

Bậc thông đạt Yoga thấy muôn vật đều là những hình thái của quang minh; người ấy thấy toàn thể—vô số bóng dáng thần linh và hàng ngàn hàng vạn cung điện thiên giới (vimāna).

Word by Word

• tejo-rūpāṇi: radiance-forms, luminous manifestations

• sarvāṇi: all

• sarvam: the entire (universe), everything

• paśyati: sees, beholds

• yoga-vit: the knower of Yoga, one skilled in yogic insight

• deva-bimbāni: divine images/reflections (archetypal forms of the gods)

• anekāni: many, innumerable

• vimānāni: celestial chariots/sky-palaces

• sahasraśaḥ: by the thousands, in countless thousands

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It frames the highest approach to Linga worship as inner vision: the yogin perceives all existence as tejas, aligning the devotee’s mind with the Linga’s meaning as the radiant sign of Pati (Shiva) beyond limited forms.

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

By emphasizing universal radiance and all-pervasive vision, it points to Shiva-tattva as the luminous ground of consciousness in which deva-forms appear as reflections—Pati as the light in which all names and forms are known.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Yogic darśana (inner seeing) born of disciplined practice—typical of Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā—where perception is refined so the pashu (soul) loosens pāśa (bondage) and recognizes all phenomena as manifestations within Shiva’s radiance.