Shloka 10

स्वेच्छाविग्रहसंभव-प्रतिष्ठाफलवर्णनम् (विविधशिवमूर्तिप्रतिष्ठा, लोक-फल, शिवसायुज्य)

Devanagari script

पञ्चविंशतिकं साक्षात् पुरुषं हृदयात्तथा प्रकृतिं वामतश्चैव बुद्धिं वै बुद्धिदेशतः

Transliteration

pañcaviṃśatikaṃ sākṣāt puruṣaṃ hṛdayāttathā prakṛtiṃ vāmataścaiva buddhiṃ vai buddhideśataḥ

Translation

应当观想直接的普鲁沙（Puruṣa）为第二十五原理，安住于心中；亦当观想左侧之自性（Prakṛti），并于其本位——智慧之域——观想觉性（Buddhi）。

Word by Word

• pañcaviṃśatikam: the twenty-fifth (tattva)

• sākṣāt: directly, as immediate reality

• puruṣam: Puruṣa, the conscious principle

• hṛdayāt: in/from the heart-region

• tathā: likewise

• prakṛtim: Prakṛti, primordial Nature

• vāmataḥ: on the left side

• ca eva: and indeed

• buddhim: Buddhi, intellect/discernment

• vai: indeed

• buddhi-deśataḥ: from/in the place (region) of buddhi, the locus of intelligence

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Purana-teachings to the sages of Naimisharanya; conveying a Shaiva contemplative mapping of tattvas)

FAQs

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

It supports Linga-upasana by turning worship inward: the devotee contemplates cosmic principles (tattvas) within the body, aligning the pashu (soul) toward Pati (Shiva) through disciplined dhyana rather than external ritual alone.

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

By placing Puruṣa as the ‘direct’ twenty-fifth principle, it points to pure consciousness beyond evolutes of Prakṛti; in Shaiva framing, this discernment prepares the seeker to recognize Pati—Shiva—as the transcendent Lord who is not bound by pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A yogic tattva-dhyana/nyasa practice: meditating on Puruṣa in the heart, Prakṛti to the left, and Buddhi in its locus—used in Pashupata-oriented inner worship to stabilize awareness and cultivate viveka (discriminative knowledge).