Shloka 49
अन्ये च ये न जानन्ति विधानं स्मरणं परम् । नमश्शिवाय मंत्रेण ध्यायंतश्शंकरं स्थिताः
anye ca ye na jānanti vidhānaṃ smaraṇaṃ param | namaśśivāya maṃtreṇa dhyāyaṃtaśśaṃkaraṃ sthitāḥ
وهناك آخرون لا يعرفون الطقوس المقرّرة ولا رياضة التذكّر العليا؛ ومع ذلك، بمانترا «نَمَه شِفايَا»، يثبتون في التأمل، متفكّرين في شنكره بلا تزعزع.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Establishes that lack of ritual knowledge (vidhi) does not bar access to Śiva when pañcākṣarī-japa with dhyāna is present—key for lay pilgrims and householders.
Mantra: नमश्शिवाय
Type: panchakshara
Role: liberating
FAQs
It affirms that even without detailed ritual knowledge, sincere mantra-japa and steady meditation on Śiva establishes the devotee in Him—highlighting grace and inner remembrance as primary.
By naming Śaṅkara and prescribing the Panchākṣarī (“Namaḥ Śivāya”), it supports Saguna-focused devotion—where the mind rests on Śiva (often through Liṅga worship) and becomes steady through japa and dhyāna.
Continuous repetition of “Namaḥ Śivāya” with meditation on Śiva (smaraṇa and dhyāna); the emphasis is on inner steadiness rather than complex external rites.