शिवस्य तपोऽनुष्ठानम् — Śiva’s Austerity and Meditation at Himavat
Gaṅgā-Region
चेतो ज्ञानभवं नित्यं ज्योतीरूपं निरामयम् । जगन्मयं चिदानन्दं द्वैतहीनं निराश्रयम्
ceto jñānabhavaṃ nityaṃ jyotīrūpaṃ nirāmayam | jaganmayaṃ cidānandaṃ dvaitahīnaṃ nirāśrayam
هو المصدر الأبدي للوعي والمعرفة، على هيئة النور، منزَّهٌ عن كل ألمٍ واعتلال. يَسري في الكون كلّه؛ هو الوعي والأنندة (الغبطة)، بلا ثنائية، ولا يعتمد على شيءٍ سواه.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
It defines Shiva as the self-luminous, eternal Pati—pure consciousness-bliss—who pervades the cosmos yet remains non-dual and independent, guiding the seeker toward liberation through inner recognition of that reality.
The Linga symbolizes Shiva’s jyotirūpa (form as light) and His transcendent nature; Saguna worship provides a concrete support for devotion, while this verse points to the Nirguna truth the worship culminates in—Shiva as cidānanda beyond duality.
Dhyāna on Shiva as inner light (jyoti) and non-dual awareness, supported by japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”; this contemplation aligns the mind (cetaḥ) with the Lord who is nirāmaya (untainted) and nirāśraya (independent).