Śivasaṃhitā 5.110
Pañcamaḥ paṭalaḥ — Dhyāna
Sanskrit text
पद्मस्थं तत्परं तेजो बाणलिङ्गं प्रकीर्तितम्।
Transliteration
padmasthaṃ tatparaṃ tejo bāṇaliṅgaṃ prakīrtitam|
Translation
The two-petalled Ajña lotus has been thus described where dwells the God Maheshwara. The Yogis described three more sacred stages above this. They are called vindu, nada and sakti, and are situated in the lotus of the forehead.
Commentary
This verse identifies the supreme radiance (tejo) dwelling in the forehead lotus with the bāṇaliṅga, establishing a direct correspondence between the inner light of consciousness and one of Śaivism’s most sacred symbols. The verse does not describe an external object but an interior luminosity that the yogi must learn to perceive and stabilize through sustained practice.