Shloka 26
भैरवावतारवर्णनम् (Bhairavāvatāra-varṇanam) — “Description of the Descent/Manifestation of Bhairava”
यजुर्वेद उवाच । यो यज्ञैरखिलैरीशो योगेन च समिज्यते । येन प्रमाणं खलु नस्स एकः सर्व्वदृक् छिवः
yajurveda uvāca | yo yajñairakhilairīśo yogena ca samijyate | yena pramāṇaṃ khalu nassa ekaḥ sarvvadṛk chivaḥ
《夜柔吠陀》宣说：“那位主宰，既以一切祭祀而受礼敬，亦以瑜伽而受供奉——唯有他是我们真实的准绳与知识的权威；他就是独一、遍观一切的湿婆。”
Yajurveda (personified as a Veda praising Shiva)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Mantra: यो यज्ञैरखिलैरीशो योगेन च समिज्यते । येन प्रमाणं खलु नस्स एकः सर्व्वदृक् छिवः
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It declares Śiva as the single, all-seeing Supreme (Pati) who is both the goal of ritual action (yajña) and inner discipline (yoga), and as the ultimate pramāṇa—ground of true knowledge and liberation.
By affirming that the same Lord is approached through outer worship and inner yoga, it supports Saguna worship (such as Linga-pūjā with offerings) as a valid path that culminates in direct recognition of Śiva’s supreme reality.
It points to a combined approach: yajña-like disciplined worship (pūjā with mantra and offerings) together with yoga—steady meditation on Śiva, ideally supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).