Shloka 54

शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्

Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship

Devanagari script

उत्तरं विद्रुमप्रख्यं नीलालकविभूषितम् । सद्विलासन्त्रिनयनं चन्द्रार्द्धकृतशेखरम्

Transliteration

uttaraṃ vidrumaprakhyaṃ nīlālakavibhūṣitam | sadvilāsantrinayanaṃ candrārddhakṛtaśekharam

Translation

Seine Nordseite leuchtete wie Koralle, geschmückt mit dunkelblauen Locken. Mit drei Augen und stets spielender Anmut trug Er die Mondsichel als Diadem.

Word by Word

• uttaram: northern; upper
• uttaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used adjectivally qualifying an implied 'mukham/diśam' etc.

• vidruma-prakhyam: coral-like
• vidruma-prakhyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vidruma (प्रातिपदिक) + prakhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2nd), Singular; उपमान-तत्पुरुषः (vidruma-iva prakhyam)

• nīla-alaka-vibhūṣitam: adorned with blue locks of hair
• nīla-alaka-vibhūṣitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nīla (प्रातिपदिक) + alaka (प्रातिपदिक) + vibhūṣita (कृदन्त; भूष् धातु, क्त)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2nd), Singular; past participle (क्त) used adjectivally; 'adorned with blue curls'

• sat-vilāsa-tri-nayanam: with charming grace, three-eyed
• sat-vilāsa-tri-nayanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + vilāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + nayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2nd), Singular; बहुपद-कर्मधारयः: 'having good/beautiful playfulness and three eyes' (tri-nayana)

• candra-arddha-kṛta-śekharam: having a crest made of the half-moon
• candra-arddha-kṛta-śekharam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक) + ardha (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (कृदन्त; कृ धातु, क्त) + śekhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2nd), Singular; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-तत्पुरुषभावः: 'whose crest is made (kṛta) of half-moon'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vāmadeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse directs the mind to Saguna Shiva’s auspicious iconography—Trinetra and Chandrashekhara—so the devotee can contemplate Pati (Shiva) as the compassionate Lord who illumines and liberates the bound soul (paśu) from bondage (pāśa).

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

While Linga worship points to Shiva’s nirguṇa transcendence, this description supports saguna upāsanā: meditating on Shiva’s visible marks (three eyes, crescent moon, divine locks) to steady devotion, which culminates in realizing the same Supreme beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Dhyāna (iconic meditation) on Shiva as Trinetra and Chandrashekhara—ideally alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—is the practical takeaway; visualize His serene, playful grace while repeating the mantra.