Shloka 5
शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्
Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship
षट्कोणं वृत्तमेवेदं मण्डलं परिकल्पयेत् । अभ्यर्च्य गंधपुष्पाद्यैः प्रणवेनाथ मध्यतः
ṣaṭkoṇaṃ vṛttamevedaṃ maṇḍalaṃ parikalpayet | abhyarcya gaṃdhapuṣpādyaiḥ praṇavenātha madhyataḥ
ষট্কোণচিহ্নিত বৃত্তাকার মণ্ডল বিধিপূর্বক নির্মাণ করবে। গন্ধ, পুষ্প প্রভৃতি দ্বারা পূজা করে, পরে তার মধ্যদেশে প্রণব ‘ওঁ’ দ্বারা শিবের আরাধনা করবে।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: ॐ (प्रणव)
Type: panchakshara
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that outer ritual order (a consecrated maṇḍala) supports inner orientation: the devotee centers awareness on Śiva through the Praṇava, moving from symbolic form toward liberating knowledge of Pati (the Lord).
The maṇḍala and its center function like a sanctified seat for Saguna worship—offering fragrance and flowers while invoking Śiva through Oṁ—preparing the mind for steadiness and reverence that culminate in Linga-centered devotion.
Prepare a circular maṇḍala with a six-pointed design, offer gandha and flowers, then focus at the center and chant the Praṇava (Oṁ) as a concentrated act of Śiva-upāsanā.