Garbha-sthiti, Deha-pariṇāma, and Vairāgya-upadeśa
Embryonic Condition, Bodily Transformation, and Instruction in Detachment
हृत्पद्मे प्रतिबद्धाश्च सर्वनाड्यस्समंततः । ज्ञेया रसप्रवाहिन्यस्तत्प्रकारं ब्रुवे मुने
hṛtpadme pratibaddhāśca sarvanāḍyassamaṃtataḥ | jñeyā rasapravāhinyastatprakāraṃ bruve mune
Mọi nāḍī đều được buộc chặt quanh đóa sen nơi tim từ mọi phía; hãy biết chúng là những mạch dẫn lưu các tinh chất sinh lực của thân. Hỡi bậc hiền triết, ta sẽ nói rõ cách sắp đặt và bản tính của chúng.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
It places the heart-lotus as the central hub of the subtle body, teaching that inner purification and yogic awareness of the nāḍīs supports the Shaiva aim of turning the mind toward Pati (Shiva) and away from bondage (pāśa).
By emphasizing inner channels converging in the heart, it supports internalized worship—meditating on Shiva (Saguna as the indwelling Lord) within the heart-lotus, alongside outer Linga worship, as complementary paths of devotion and realization.
Meditation on the heart-lotus with regulated breath (prāṇāyāma) and japa of Shiva’s mantra (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to steady prāṇa in the nāḍīs and deepen inward concentration.