शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्
Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship
नीलोत्पलदलप्रख्याञ्चन्द्रार्धकृतशेखराम् । अतिवृत्तघनोत्तुंगस्निग्धपीनपयोधराम्
nīlotpaladalaprakhyāñcandrārdhakṛtaśekharām | ativṛttaghanottuṃgasnigdhapīnapayodharām
كانت تتلألأ بلون بتلة اللوتس الأزرق، وعلى هامتها زينةُ الهلال؛ وكانت نهداها ساميين ممتلئين، كثيفين لامعين، مستديرين في تناسقٍ بهيّ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Vāmadeva
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
The verse presents the auspicious, perceivable (saguṇa) manifestation of the Divine Mother, showing how devotees approach the transcendent through sacred form—Shakti revered as inseparable from Shiva.
By describing Parvati’s sacred attributes, the text supports saguṇa-bhakti alongside Linga-worship: form, symbols, and beauty become aids for devotion, concentration, and reverence toward Shiva-Shakti unity.
Use this imagery for dhyāna (visual meditation) on Shiva-Shakti; combine with japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to steady the mind in devotional contemplation.