Shloka 65

Devanagari script

प्रसादामृतपूर्णेन सत्त्वपात्रस्थितेन तु तमो निहत्य पुरुषः पश्यति ह्यात्मनीश्वरम्

Transliteration

prasādāmṛtapūrṇena sattvapātrasthitena tu tamo nihatya puruṣaḥ paśyati hyātmanīśvaram

Translation

当心之器安住于萨埵（sattva），并充满神恩甘露时，paśu摧破昏暗之性（tamas）；于是此人确然于自我之中见主宰Pati——内在的统御者。

Word by Word

• प्रसाद (prasāda): divine grace, benediction

• अमृत (amṛta): nectar, deathless essence

• पूर्णेन (pūrṇena): filled, made full

• सत्त्व (sattva): purity, luminous clarity

• पात्र (pātra): vessel, receptacle

• स्थितेन (sthitena): abiding, established

• तु (tu): indeed, but

• तमः (tamaḥ): darkness, ignorance (tamas)

• निहत्य (nihatya): having destroyed, having overcome

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ): the person, embodied being (jīva/pashu)

• पश्यति (paśyati): sees, realizes

• हि (hi): indeed

• आत्मनि (ātmani): in the Self, within

• ईश्वरम् (īśvaram): the Lord, sovereign (Shiva as Pati).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching within the Purva-Bhaga context to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shifts Linga worship from mere outer rite to inner transformation: through Shiva’s prasada and sattva-purification, the devotee overcomes tamas and realizes Pati (Shiva) within—fulfilling the true aim of Linga-upasana.

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

Shiva is presented as Īśvara dwelling as the inner ruler (antaryāmin) in the Self; He is realized when bondage-born darkness (tamas) is destroyed by grace (anugraha) and sattvic clarity.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pashupata-oriented inner discipline: cultivating sattva (purity, clarity) and receiving Shiva’s prasada through devotion, japa/puja, and meditative inwardness—so the pashu gains direct Shiva-darshana.