Shloka 16

Vyasa

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Śiva-Śakti Tattva, Varṇa-Rahasya, and Mahāvākya-Bhāvanā

Interpretive Discipline

Devanagari script

अन्यथा तत्पतित्वं तु न भवेदिति यत्नतः । य एषोन्तरिति शंभुश्छान्दोग्ये श्रूयते शिवः

Transliteration

anyathā tatpatitvaṃ tu na bhavediti yatnataḥ | ya eṣontariti śaṃbhuśchāndogye śrūyate śivaḥ

Translation

Nếu không như thế thì quyền Chúa tể của Ngài (với tư cách Pati tối thượng) sẽ không được xác lập. Vì vậy, hãy hiểu cho cẩn trọng rằng Śiva, Śambhu, được nghe trong Chāndogya Upaniṣad như “Đấng ở bên trong”, chính là Đấng Chúa Tể tối thượng ấy.

Word by Word

अन्यथाotherwise

तत्-पतित्वम्his lordship/mastery

तुbut, indeed

नnot

भवेत्would be, could occur

इतिthus

यत्नतःcarefully, with effort

यःwho

एषःthis (one)

अन्तर्within, inner

इतिthus

शम्भुःŚambhu

छान्दोग्येin the Chāndogya (Upaniṣad)

श्रूयतेis heard/mentioned

शिवःŚiva

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: ya eṣo’ntar iti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It asserts that Śiva is the Supreme Pati (Lord) and is also the indwelling reality spoken of by śruti as the “Inner One,” grounding Shaiva doctrine in Upaniṣadic authority.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By identifying Śiva as the Antaryāmin (inner ruler), it harmonizes Saguna worship (such as Linga-pūjā) with the truth that the same Śiva abides within all beings as their inner Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva as the indwelling presence (“He who is within”) while repeating the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), letting external worship mature into inner contemplation.