Shloka 78
शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्
Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship
मुद्राः प्रदर्शयेन्मह्यन्तुभ्यञ्च वरवर्णिनि । मयि प्रकल्पयेत्पूर्वमुपचारांस्ततस्त्वयि
mudrāḥ pradarśayenmahyantubhyañca varavarṇini | mayi prakalpayetpūrvamupacārāṃstatastvayi
«يا ذاتَ الحُسنِ البهيّ والفضل، فليُظهِر أولًا المُدْرَات (إشارات اليد الطقسية) لي ولكِ؛ ثمّ ليُعِدّ أوّلًا قُرْبانَ العبادة (upacāra) لي، وبعد ذلك لكِ».
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches disciplined devotion (bhakti with vidhi): worship proceeds in an ordered way, honoring Shiva as Pati (the Lord) while also revering the Divine Shakti, showing that right method supports inner concentration and grace.
The verse reflects saguna-upasana: offerings (upacharas) are first established for Shiva—commonly through Linga worship—then extended to the Goddess, indicating Shiva’s primacy in the ritual sequence while maintaining the inseparable unity of Shiva and Shakti.
It suggests performing mudrās and then arranging upacāras in sequence—first for Shiva, then for the Goddess—supporting focused puja; practitioners may pair this with mantra-japa (e.g., the Panchakshara) during offering.