Shloka 47
शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्
Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship
नमस्कारं च कुर्वीत बध्वा मुद्राः पृथक्पृथक् । ध्यायेत्सदाशिवं साक्षाद्देवं सकलनिष्कलम्
namaskāraṃ ca kurvīta badhvā mudrāḥ pṛthakpṛthak | dhyāyetsadāśivaṃ sākṣāddevaṃ sakalaniṣkalam
Nachdem man die verschiedenen Mudrās einzeln gebildet hat, vollziehe man ehrfürchtig den Namaskāra und meditiere unmittelbar über Sadāśiva—den göttlichen Herrn, der zugleich mit Gestalt (sakala) und jenseits aller Gestalt (niṣkala) ist.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s worship-method as taught in the Kailasha Samhita context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It unites outer devotion (namaskāra and mudrā) with inner realization (dhyāna), directing the seeker to Sadāśiva who is simultaneously accessible as a worshipful Lord and transcendent as the formless Absolute—guiding practice toward liberation (mokṣa).
By affirming Sadāśiva as sakala-niṣkala, the verse supports Linga worship as a bridge: the Linga serves as a tangible focus (sakala) while the meditator contemplates Shiva’s formless reality (niṣkala) beyond all limiting attributes.
Perform the prescribed mudrās in sequence, offer respectful prostration/salutation, and then enter meditation on Sadāśiva as immediately present—holding together devotion and contemplative absorption (dhyāna).