Shloka 8

मुनिमोहशमनम्

Pāśupata-yoga, Siddhis, Puruṣa-darśana, Saṃsāra, and Prāṇa-Rudra Pañcāhutī

Devanagari script

ऐश्वर्य तत्राष्टगुणमैश्वर्यं योगिनां समुदाहृतम् तत्सर्वं क्रमयोगेन ह्य् उच्यमानं निबोधत

Transliteration

aiśvarya tatrāṣṭaguṇamaiśvaryaṃ yogināṃ samudāhṛtam tatsarvaṃ kramayogena hy ucyamānaṃ nibodhata

Translation

在此教法中，瑜伽行者的主宰威德（aiśvarya）被宣说为八种。你们当了知其全体：它将依次第，以渐进瑜伽之法而开示——在“主”（Pati）之摄持下，祂松解被缚之“兽”（paśu，众生之魂）的“绳索”（pāśa，系缚）。

Word by Word

• aiśvarya: lordly power, sovereign yogic mastery

• tatra: there, in this context/teaching

• aṣṭa-guṇam: eightfold, possessing eight aspects

• yoginām: of yogins, of practitioners of yoga

• samudāhṛtam: proclaimed, stated together, summarized

• tat sarvam: all that (entire set)

• krama-yogena: by yoga in sequence, step-by-step method

• hi: indeed, surely

• ucyamānam: being spoken, being explained

• nibodhata: understand, take heed, grasp well

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames yogic “aiśvarya” as an ordered, teachable attainment—implying that true power is subordinate to Shiva (Pati) and should mature through disciplined practice aligned with devotion to the Linga.

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

By presenting aiśvarya as something to be understood through yoga, it implicitly places Shiva as the supreme Lord (Pati) from whom mastery derives, while the soul (paśu) gains clarity as bondage (pāśa) is progressively weakened.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A step-by-step yoga method (krama-yoga), consistent with Pashupata discipline—systematic practice leading toward the eightfold yogic excellences rather than sudden or ungrounded claims of siddhi.